Milwaukee urges people to stop vaping immediately amid lung disease outbreak

Posted on AllSides August 29th, 2019
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MILWAUKEE – The city of Milwaukee issued a health alert Wednesday urging people to stop vaping immediately amid an outbreak of lung disease doctors suspect is linked to e-cigarettes.

Milwaukee's alert comes as federal officials say there are some 200 potential cases of lung disease linked to e-cigarettes reported by 22 states.

There are 16 confirmed cases in cases in Wisconsin, with 15 other cases under investigation, state health officials said.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/28/vaping-alert-stop-using-e-cigarettes-milwaukee-health-officials-say/2146544001/

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