AUSTIN, Texas - H-E-B will no longer be selling electronic cigarettes in stores.
The company said Monday that e-cigarettes were pulled from all stores last week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 805 lung injury cases linked to vaping or e-cigarette use were reported from 46 states and one US territory. Twelve deaths have been confirmed in ten states. Data on 771 of the cases shows nearly two-thirds of patients are ages 18-34, with 22 percent between 18-21. Sixteen percent are under 18.
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FOX 7 Discussion: Lung disease cases linked to vaping
Chris Van Deusen with the Texas Department of State Health Services joins Marcel Clarke to discuss recent confirmed cases of severe lung diseases linked to vaping.
Austin Public Health reports they have found six cases of lung illness confirmed to be related to vaping in Travis County. In all of those confirmed cases, the victims have been hospitalized.