At a glance
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to enhance the inter-agency investigation into cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette product use or vaping.
About the Response
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's activation of the EOC enabled the agency to provide increased operational support for the response to meet the outbreak's evolving challenges.
The agency's subject matter experts led the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø response with enhanced support from additional ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and EOC staff.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø also worked closely with states to collect information about e-cigarette product use, or vaping, among patients, and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test the substances or chemicals within e-cigarette products used by case patients.
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Office of Readiness and Response