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BREAKING NEWS — Lawmakers to FDA: ‘Clear the Market of All E-Cigs’ Until COVID-19 Is Over

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If the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives gets its way, all vaping products will be off the market within days. In a letter to U.S. FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, the committee said the products need to be removed until the COVID-19 crisis is over.

The letter referenced an April 1, 2020, request for the FDA to remove e-cigs from the market, and noted the FDA’s failure to do so. We “can no longer deny the danger e-cigarettes pose during the coronavirus,” the new letter, dated August 11, 2020, said.

Vapers are at higher risk of coronavirus symptoms and of being diagnosed with COVID-19. This is “particularly concerning, given that young people are increasingly driving the spread of COVID-19,” the letter added.

The committee gave the FDA until August 18, 2020, to respond and confirm in writing that it will act on the request.

SOURCES:

 MSN August 11, 2020

Committee on Oversight and Reform August 11, 2020