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The CDC Says Stop Vaping

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 9, 2019

The CDC suggested that people stop vaping until public health officials can get a better handle on an epidemic of lung disease that has sickened as many as 450 people, with three deaths, spanning over 30 states. Ana Ibarra, journalist covering health care for Kaiser Health News, answers your questions and brings the latest on what we know, and what we still don't understand.

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