Death Toll Rises as Vaping Cases Skyrocket

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Daniel Fox, MD, pulmonologist, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC.

Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD, chief medical officer and state epidemiologist, Illinois Department of Public Health.

Mitch Zeller, JD, director, FDA Center for Tobacco Products.

Dana Meaney-Delman, MD, incident manager, CDC 2019 Lung Injury Response.

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New
England Journal of Medicine: Sept. 6, 2019.

Minnesota Department of Health.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

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Kansas Department of Health and Environment.