‘Vaping-related lung injury cases underreported’


A must-read for healthcare workers: Khairy handing the Evali guideline book to state health representatives at the launch ceremony at his ministry in Putrajaya here yesterday. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The number of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (Evali) cases is severely underreported due to a lack of awareness, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister also said with the trend of vaping rising only recently, most medical practitioners were still uninformed on how to diagnose and treat Evali patients.

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