>>11035651>https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/09/05/contaminant-found-vaping-products-linked-deadly-lung-illnesses-state-federal-labs-show/>citing washington post in a science discussionyou realize they don't claim any actual conclusion for why vape deaths are happening, right? they even say it:
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Contaminant found in marijuana vaping products linked to deadly lung illnesses, tests show
Some of the products that New York health authorities found to contain vitamin E acetate. (New York State Department of Health)
By Lena H. Sun
September 6
State and federal health officials investigating mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping have found the same chemical in samples of marijuana products used by people sickened in different parts of the country and who used different brands of products in recent weeks.
The chemical is an oil derived from vitamin E. Investigators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found the oil in cannabis products in samples collected from patients who fell ill across the United States. FDA officials shared that information with state health officials during a telephone briefing this week, according to several officials who took part in the call.
That same chemical was also found in nearly all cannabis samples from patients who fell ill in New York in recent weeks, a state health department spokeswoman said.
While this is the first common element found in samples from across the country, health officials said it is too early to know whether this is causing the injuries.
next time use a scientific source instead of some crappy media report full of mixed messages
