Addressing e-cigarette health claims made on social media amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

摘要

We are in a global pandemic that is responsible for more than 73.6 million confirmed cases and over 1.64 million deaths.Recent evidence highlights that electronic cigarette(e-cig)use by young people has a strong association with COVID-19 diagnosis[1].The e-cig industry has successfully utilized social media platforms to market e-cigs to adolescents[2].The industry typically posts on various social media sites,such as Ins-tagram and Reddit,frequented by adolescents.Moreover,evidence[3]collected from social media during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that there have been various unsub-stantiated health claims made about e-cigarettes(e-cigs)and its contents being protective factors against COVID-19.Specifically,Majumdar et al.