VAPING NEWS: NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RISK FROM 2ND HAND VAPOR

“Researchers in Mexico, New Zealand and Italy have conducted a modeling study suggesting that the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) being transmitted via indoor vaping is not significantly higher than the risk associated with other types of expiration. Compared with exposure to regular breathing (without vaping) within the indoor environment, exposure to low-intensity expirations from an infectious vaper only increased the risk of transmission by an additional 1%. This risk must be kept in perspective with respect to the risk posed by other expiratory activities. The evolution of bioaerosols transmitting disease via respiratory droplets has already been widely studied.”

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Vaping does not appear to pose any significant additional risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

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Author: Bill Tarling