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It's generally understood that due to the major overlap in symptoms, the lung illness from the vaping disease could easily have been misdiagnosed cases of Covid

by l332mn 5y ago

It's generally understood that due to the major overlap in symptoms, the lung illness from the vaping disease could easily have been misdiagnosed cases of Covid. This due to the fact that Covid was unknown. Misdiagnoses are extremely common during outbreaks, which is well-known. I never claimed this as evidence, only as a possible indication which is consistent with the thesis. Besides, vaping demonstrably leads to a higher risk of serious lung illness by Covid: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/researchers-find-nationwide-links-between-vaping-and-covid-19 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/researchers-find-n... Again, not evidence per se, but it is consistent with the thesis.

krrrh 5y ago
No it is not generally understood, the symptoms are quite different. There is no evidence that the thousands of people who suffered from vape-related lung issues in 2019 had a concomitant coronavirus infection. The incidence of vape-related lung issues has been in decline since the issue was first raised, and black market manufacturers stopped using vitamin E acetate.
- l332mn 5y ago
  The symptoms are quite similar actually. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30360-X/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2... "The paper emphasises that EVALI remains a diagnosis of exclusion, highlighting the importance of thorough history taking, especially given that symptoms and clinical manifestations overlap with those of some infectious respiratory diseases, including COVID-19." https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/ecigarette/vaping-lung-disease-symptoms-may-be-mistaken-for-covid-19/ https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-pro... In addition, vaping seriously increases risk of serious illness by Covid. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked-to-covid-19-risk-in-teens-and-young-adults.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked...

by l332mn 5y ago

krrrh 5y ago

No it is not generally understood, the symptoms are quite different. There is no evidence that the thousands of people who suffered from vape-related lung issues in 2019 had a concomitant coronavirus infection. The incidence of vape-related lung issues has been in decline since the issue was first raised, and black market manufacturers stopped using vitamin E acetate.

l332mn 5y ago
The symptoms are quite similar actually. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30360-X/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2... "The paper emphasises that EVALI remains a diagnosis of exclusion, highlighting the importance of thorough history taking, especially given that symptoms and clinical manifestations overlap with those of some infectious respiratory diseases, including COVID-19." https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/ecigarette/vaping-lung-disease-symptoms-may-be-mistaken-for-covid-19/ https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-pro... In addition, vaping seriously increases risk of serious illness by Covid. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked-to-covid-19-risk-in-teens-and-young-adults.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked...