First vaping deaths in Florida and Georgia bring nationwide total to 11

The Georgia Department of Public Health has identified the state's first death from a vaping-associated lung illness, making it the 10th vaping-related death in the United States

On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health posted an updated case count to include one death. On Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Public Health also reported one death. These two deaths bring the total number nationwide to 11.The person in Georgia had a history of"heavy nicotine vaping," but did not report a history of vaping other substances, such as THC, the Georgia Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday.

On the national front, the FDA has been working on a compliance policy related to enforcing premarket authorization requirements for flavored e-cigarettes, excluding tobacco flavored. The policy is expected to be finalized in coming weeks.As it has been described, the policy would require all flavors other than tobacco to be taken off the market and then get"premarket authorization" before attempting to return to the market.

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