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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

Forty children admitted to hospital for vaping amid rising ‘epidemic’

Forty children were hospitalised for vaping last year, prompting NHS bosses to warn we risk “sleep-walking into a crisis”.

Amanda Pritchard, NHS England boss, said it was "right" for paediatricians to call for action on vaping among young people, as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health called for an outright ban on disposable vapes.

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