Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Injury Weekly Update Report, October 23, 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	16
Probable	30

Statistics

Statistics based on above confirmed and probable cases:

Gender	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Male	19	41%
Female	27	59%

Age	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Under age 30	21	46%
Ages 30-49	14	30%
Ages 50+	11	24%

Did this case result in hospitalization?	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Yes, patient was hospitalized	40	87%
No, patient was not hospitalized	6	13%

Substance reported to have been vaped*	Number of Confirmed and Probable Cases	Percentage**
Nicotine only	11	24%
THC only	19	41%
Nicotine and THC	12	26%
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:	October 23, 2019