Government to ban vaping near schools' in crackdown to protect children's health

The government is reportedly set to ban vaping in playgrounds, hospital grounds, and near schools in a crackdown on e-cigarettes aimed at preventing children from taking up the habit.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is said to be considering limiting the use of e-cigarettes outdoors in England, with restrictions set to be included in the tobacco and vapes bill due to be presented to parliament in the upcoming weeks.

A new study published in Lancet Public Health this week suggested the number of people vaping in England who have never regularly smoked has increased sharply to one million since 2021, representing a sevenfold increase in only three years.

This increase was largely driven by young adults, with an estimated one in seven 18 to 24-year-olds (14 percent) who never regularly smoked now vaping.

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