In a recent press release, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) discussed the latest ‘question and answer’ section on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) international website, describing it as an absolute scandal.
Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA, Nancy Loucas, revealed that sadly the only accurate information in the Q and A section is the explanation of what the acronym ENDS stands for: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.
The rest, she highlights, consists of claims that have been proven inaccurate by science.
A key question that the WHO poses is: ‘Are e-cigarettes more or less dangerous than conventional tobacco cigarettes?’ CAPHRA highlights that given all the science indicating the relative safety of vapes, the WHO should have unequivocally answered this with ‘less’. However, it puts vaping and smoking on the same shelf, declaring that ‘both tobacco products and ENDS pose risks to health, and that the safest option is using neither.
Diane Caruana – VapingPost – 2022-08-05.