South Korean military bans vape
South Korea ’s Ministry of Defense said on the 11th that it is forbidden to hold and smoke vapes in military camps.
"In consideration of military personnel's health, we issued a policy last month and strongly urge them not to use vape," Defense Ministry spokesman Choi Hyun Hyun said at a news conference.
Yonhap news agency quoted another military official as reporting that according to this policy, vape is prohibited from being taken into camps and smoking until the cause and effect of lung disease and vape are found.
It is reported that if any serious lung injury cases suspected of being associated with vape are found in the military, the army should report to the South Korean Ministry of Defense in accordance with the guidelines of the disease prevention and control department.
South Korea ’s Ministry of Health and Welfare cited last month multiple cases of vape in the United States, recommending that people stop using vape and promised to determine as soon as possible whether vape sales should be banned.
A pneumonia case linked to vape occurred in South Korea last month. The patient was 30 years old. Earlier this month, another case of respiratory disease was suspected to be associated with vape.
South Korea has banned smoking in indoor places such as restaurants and cafes since 2015; the United States, Australia, Brazil, India and Japan have successively taken measures to ban or restrict the sale of some vape products.
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