Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury Weekly Update Report, January 8, 2020

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	36
Probable	73

Statistics

Statistics based on above confirmed and probable cases:

Gender	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Male	55	51%
Female	54	49%

Age	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Under age 30	52	48%
Ages 30-49	33	30%
Ages 50+	24	22%

Did this case result in hospitalization?	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Yes, patient was hospitalized	92	84%
No, patient was not hospitalized	17	16%

Substance reported to have been vaped*	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Nicotine only	35	32%
THC only	40	37%
Nicotine and THC	27	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 are suppressed for privacy reasons or to prevent back calculations.

Date published:	January 8, 2020