Vaping ‘linked to 200 health problems in UK including pneumonia’

The figures emerged as officials were accused of downplaying the risk of vaping illnesses “spreading” to Britain from the US, where at least 12 deaths and 805 cases of lung injury are under investigation. Video: Switching to e-cigarettes isn’t quitting (NBC News) However, Stanton Gantz, director of the centre for tobacco control and education at the University of California, San Francisco, said it was wrong to dismiss vaping lung disease as “an American phenomenon”. Gallery: The mysterious spate of vape-related deaths as illnesses continues to grow (Business Insider) An estimated 3.6 million people in the UK use vapes, according to a survey earlier this year.