Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury Weekly Update Report, December 11, 2019

Massachusetts cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Cases reported

Massachusetts cases* that meet the CDC definition of vaping-associated pulmonary injury.

Confirmed	31
Probable	62

Statistics

Statistics based on above confirmed and probable cases:

Gender	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Male	45	48%
Female	48	52%

Age	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Under age 30	42	45%
Ages 30-49	28	30%
Ages 50+	23	24%

Did this case result in hospitalization?	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Yes, patient was hospitalized	76	82%
No, patient was not hospitalized	17	18%

Substance reported to have been vaped*	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Nicotine only	30	32%
THC only	36	39%
Nicotine and THC	21	23%
CBD	<5***
Unknown	<5***

* Investigations of confirmed and probable cases are ongoing, so these data are subject to change.

** Due to rounding, in some cases total may not add up to exactly 100 percent.

*** Numbers under 5 are suppressed for privacy reasons.

Date published:	December 11, 2019