> Reports earlier this week suggested that Vitamin E acetate, a byproduct of the vitamin complex formed during the vaporization process, may be to blame. Delman downplayed this, saying that although they are working with the labs that made that connection, nothing has been established as yet.
> One trend worth noting, however, is that very few of the cases involve only nicotine products; most of the afflicted users reported using THC exclusively or as well as nicotine. This could be the result of many factors, however, so take it with a grain of salt.
So I think you would right to say the way GP phrased it is misleading, but you're definitely wrong to say that it's not what the article says at all.
I mean, vaping is not a new thing. And this is contained to the US and not worldwide. Both of those facts should tell us that this is likely an isolated issue, not universal to all e-cigs.
There is definitely a problem with the reporting on this story and the CDCs messaging but it's pretty much happening in real time so not everything is a pretty picture yet.
> One trend worth noting, however, is that very few of the cases involve only nicotine products; most of the afflicted users reported using THC exclusively or as well as nicotine. This could be the result of many factors, however, so take it with a grain of salt.
So I think you would right to say the way GP phrased it is misleading, but you're definitely wrong to say that it's not what the article says at all.