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Health experts warn of rising vaping rates in South African schools – SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa’s news leader. | SA News

The practice of vaping in South African schools is on the increase and detrimental to learners. That’s the submission of some health experts on the public hearings on Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill 2022 held this week.

Vaping is the practice of inhaling and exhaling vapour containing nicotine through electronic cigarette devices designed for the purpose of smoking.

The main aim of the bill is to ban the display of tobacco products at points of sale, as well as to require mandatory plain packaging, and the prohibition of tobacco products in vending machines.

Professor Richard Van Zyl-Smith, based at the Lung Infection and Immunity Unit at the University…

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