What dangers does vaping pose to children’s health?

Dear Editor,
with great interest, we read the position statement from the Italian Pediatric Respiratory Society (SIMRI) entitled “Vaping as a new threat for respiratory health.” This review comes at a pivotal moment as newer tobacco and nicotine products such as electronic cigarettes and tobacco heating products appear to be increasingly popular among teenagers and young adults.
Focused interventions at an early age, in addition to their preventive nature, aim to ensure the health of adolescents, in the sense that, while the health consequences of tobacco smoking in adults have been adequately investigated and recognised, the consequences of smoking and vaping during prepubescence and adolescence have been underestimated or partially studied.

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Received: Jul 23, 2025
Accepted: Aug 25, 2025