A Tulare County resident is the second person to die in California from a vaping-related illness. Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County’s Public Health Official, says the man who died Saturday had been in the hospital with respiratory problems. He had a history of vaping and smoking. “The CDC has suggested that people not vape because of these risks, they’re unknown, it’s too dangerous, and I would say the same thing,” Haught told Valley Public Radio. Haught says two other vaping-related illnesses have been reported by the county . She says vaping products vary in terms of levels of nicotine and other chemicals like cannabis and flavorings. “There are suspicions that other products are more related to these current conditions,” said Haught, referencing the pulmonary illness the man experienced. “But it’s not a hundred percent, and so I can’t say that vaping is safe.” The County Department of Health and Human Services notes that symptoms of vape-related pulmonary injury includes shortness of
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