Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury Weekly Update Report, December 26, 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	32
Probable	73

Statistics

Statistics based on above confirmed and probable cases:

Gender	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Male	51	49%
Female	54	51%

Age	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Under age 30	49	47%
Ages 30-49	32	31%
Ages 50+	24	23%

Did this case result in hospitalization?	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Yes, patient was hospitalized	88	84%
No, patient was not hospitalized	17	16%

Substance reported to have been vaped*	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Nicotine only	36	34%
THC only	37	35%
Nicotine and THC	26	25%
CBD	<5***
Other/Unknown	***

* 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.

Note: The next update to the chart will be January 8 following reporting to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Date published:	December 26, 2019