Surgeon General Spread Misinformation on Masks and Vaping

[LoveVanilla]

While a Real Epidemic Raged, the Surgeon General Was Spreading Misinformation About Masks and Vaping

Iowa's Attorney General Tom Miller and 12 public health experts wrote to the FDA to complain.

The letter makes clear there is, as of yet, no evidence that vaping is an additional risk factor for COVID-19. The signatories warned FDA that if its communications are, "arbitrary and ill-conceived, spreading fear and confusion with little scientific basis and with unpredictable consequences, then it would be better if FDA and its media spokespeople did not comment further at this time."

Almost every independent expert concedes e-cigarettes are significantly safer than combustible cigarettes and have helped many smokers quit where other methods have failed. Few will disagree that teens shouldn't be vaping, but spreading unsubstantiated claims about the risks of e-cigarettes does not lend credibility to public health authorities, especially at a time of crisis.

 

[zoiDman]

From the above link...

"... On March 23, Adams appeared on the Today Show to discuss COVID-19. Without evidence, Adams postulated that vaping could be the reason why young people may be at higher risk from COVID-19 than previously thought: "There are theories that it could be because we know we have a higher proportion of people in the United States and also in Italy who vape."

There are Also theories the the US Surgeon General has become Nothing More than a Self Aggrandize Sock Puppet of Non-Scientific Moralistic Agenda. And should have their Soapbox taken away from them.