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New CDC report offers a possible clue about why vaping illnesses sprang up in 2019

A new CDC report could offer an early clue about why vaping illnesses appeared seemingly suddenly this year — though experts caution it’s too soon to rule out other potential…
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A new adds to the evidence that vitamin E acetate might play a role in a spate of vaping-related illnesses that have sickened thousands. It could also offer an early clue about why the illnesses appeared seemingly suddenly this year — though experts caution it’s too soon to rule out

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