News Exercise #302

1. According to Professor Grigg, what medical condition is thought to be caused by vaping, and how does this happen?
2. What is needed in order to confirm this?
3. what is the government’s view on e-cigarettes?

Answers:
1. According to Professor Grigg, what medical condition is thought to be caused by vaping, and how does this happen?
The lining cells of the lung get more infected with bacteria such a streptococcus, which causes pneumonia.

2. What is needed in order to confirm this?
It would require volunteer vapers in a long-term study.

3. what is the government’s view on e-cigarettes?
They say it is 95% safer than tobacco, and that if anyone needs to use e-cigarettes to get themselves off tobacco, then that is probably the right thing to do.