Democrats urge CDC to update guidance
The Hill: Democrats on Thursday urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue new guidance to encourage colleges and universities to go tobacco-free in the fall during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Juul to Cut More Than Half of Its Workforce
Wall Street Journal: E-cigarette pioneer aims to shrink 2,200-person staff down to about 1,000 as part of broader retreat.
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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues vape company Juul
Seattle Times: Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against vaping giant Juul Labs, saying the nation’s largest e-cigarette company targets underage consumers.
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Goodbye ‘banana smash’ cigarillos: Governor quickly signs bill to ban flavored tobacco
Cal Matters: Cotton candy vape, tropical fusion cigarillos and menthol cigarettes will be extinct in California after a bill aimed at stopping kids from getting addicted to tobacco sailed through the Legislature today— and the governor almost immediately signed it.
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Following Alarming Reports on COVID-19 Risks from Vaping/Smoking, Baldwin and Colleagues Call for Action from Trump Administration
Senate.gov: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), is calling on the Trump administration to take action following troubling reports on the potential increased risk that vaping poses for COVID-19 infection.
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Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19
Science Direct: First study shows true link between vaping and Covid-19. The Stanford led study just published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that vaping is linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults. The research found that young people tested for the virus and who vaped, were five to seven times more likely to be infected than those who did not use e-cigarettes.
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Millions of School Children Are Vaping—and It Could Be Putting Them at Risk of COVID-19
Newsweek: Vaping and smoking could raise a young person's risk of developing COVID-19 according to researchers who found 13-24-year-olds who used such products were five to seven times more likely to have the condition caused by the coronavirus.
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Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market amid Covid pandemic. Here's why
CNN: In a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration, lawmakers are urging the agency to temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
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Chairman Krishnamoorthi Renews Demand For FDA To Clear The Market Of E-Cigarettes Following Study Finding Young Vapers Are 5 Times More Likely To Catch Coronavirus Than Peers
House.gov: In response to a new study on adolescent vaping, led by Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University and published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, finding that e-cigarette users are five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-vapers, Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, calling on the FDA to clear the market of e-cigarettes for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Many Nicotine Users Look To Quit. But The Stressful Times Can Make That Hard To Do.
Colorado Public Radio: The rise of coronavirus in Colorado and around the U.S. has at least some people who vape or smoke reconsidering that habit, while others report feeling the need to do it even more. Public health experts say it’s a good time to quit smoking and vaping.
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH #SB793
Youtube: Powerful statement by @LoveLUVlife: "123 Lives a day ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Inspired by leaders like @KarenBassTweets to speak out on big tobacco's menthol killing 123 Black Lives every day.
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Juul Files Key FDA Application to Keep Selling E-Cigarettes
Bloomberg.com: Juul Labs Inc. has filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to continue selling its e-cigarettes in the U.S., the company announced Thursday, a highly anticipated milestone that will determine the fate of the once-highflying company.
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Juul Quietly Revamped its E-Cigarette, Risking the FDA's Rebuke
Bloomberg.com: Unauthorized changes to the world's best-selling e-cigarette could land the company in real trouble.
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1 in 3 Young Adults May Face Severe COVID-19, UCSF Study Shows
UC San Francisco: As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals indicates that youth may not shield people from serious disease.
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Juul CEO Hitting the Reset Button on Vaping’s Battered Image
Bloomberg News: Trust might not be a word commonly associated with one of the most controversial companies in America. Still, it’s a word used often by K.C. Crosthwaite, chief executive officer of embattled e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc.
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Our Letter to FDA About Puff Bar
Parents Against Vaping E-Cigarettes: While we know that disposable e-cigarettes are exempt from the latest guidance, we are concerned that Puff Bar’s promotional materials and outreach efforts as cited below are illegal and also immoral; in light of the current pandemic, this behavior is particularly dangerous and potentially lethal.o be taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to explicitly—and illegally—sell its products to school children.
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Congressional Demand for FDA to Remove Puff Bar
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: Today, the Subcommittee is writing to request that FDA use its full legal authority to immediately remove from the market flavored e-cigarette products sold by a company known as Puff Bar, which appears to be taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to explicitly—and illegally—sell its products to school children.
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It’s never too early to talk to children about vaping
El Paso Times: While the world is currently focused on the global public health crisis being caused by the coronavirus, just over a year ago we were facing a different lung concern: e-cigarette and Vaping Related Lung Injury. This disease, though very different from COVID-19, did show the lungs vulnerability to vaping devices.
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Juul Plans to Cut a Third of Its Workforce- WSJ
New York Times: Juul Labs Inc is planning to cut around a third of its staff as the e-cigarette maker faces a relentless series of regulatory headaches and falling market share, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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FDA Takes Aim at Vaping Products Meant to Look Like Candy, Toys
Bloomberg: Makers of e-cigarette products that look like toys and candy and help minors hide their vaping from parents are taking heat from the Food and Drug Administration.
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