Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott has ordered hospitals to begin reporting all cases of vaping-related lung disease to the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. “In light of the growing evidence, I have become increasingly concerned about the prevalence and possible health consequences of vaping, particularly as they affect our youth. At the same time, it has become abundantly clear that we do not have access to sufficient data and information to understand the potential scope of this issue,” Elliott said in a statement Wednesday.
First illness in Canada at London
She made the announcement on the same day public health officials in London announced Canada’s first case of vaping-related illness. The Middlesex-London Public Health Unit is expected to provide more details later Wednesday of the case involving a youth who has been diagnosed with severe respiratory illness that has been linked to the individual’s use of vaping products.
