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Trump administration prepares to ban flavored e-cigarettes

E-juice, used in e-cigarette vaporizers, is displayed at Smoke and Gift Shop in San Francisco.

The Trump administration is preparing to ban flavored e-cigarettes, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday. The word comes as health officials across the country scramble to try to identify the cause of a growing number of reports of severe lung illnesses related to vaping.

The HHS secretary’s

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