Not Just Iowa: 15 Confirmed Minnesota Cases Suspected Of Lung Damage From Vaping

From MPR News:

The Minnesota Department of Health says it has confirmed four cases of severe lung injuries associated with vaping, and is investigating 11 more.

Last week, the department urged health care providers to report cases severe lung disease possibly linked to vaping, after Children’s Minnesota reported four cases.

Some of those patients required weeks-long hospital stays and even treatment in intensive care.

The Health Department says symptoms included shortness of breath, fever, cough, vomiting and diarrhea.

Officials with the CDC released the new figures Friday and confirmed that an adult in Illinois is being counted as the first death in the investigation.

The Minnesota Health Department says many of those patients report having vaped THC purchased on the black market.

Sensible Minnesota’s President, Maren Joyce Schroeder, said in response,