'Vaping is safer than cigarettes,' Kgosi Letlape blasts health department advert

ActionSA slams Health Department over vaping adverts

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'Vaping is safer than cigarettes,' Kgosi Letlape blasts health department advert

ActionSA member of parliament Dr Kgosi Letlape has defended vaping against the Department of Health’s claims that it is as harmful as smoking cigarettes. Letlape condemned the department for authorising radio adverts that say “vaping is just as bad as smoking cigarettes”. He said this message was false and dangerous because science shows vaping is less harmful than traditional smoking. “While vaping is not without risk, the available scientific …