Your Health MattersCalifornia Health

Actions

Health officials confirm Kern County's second vaping-related illness

Posted
and last updated

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — On Wednesday, the Kern County Public Health Department confirmed the county's second vaping-related illness.

Officials have not released any more details relating to the case but this comes just one day after they confirmed the county's first vaping-related illness.

At that time, the California Department of Public Health issued a statement that said it had "received reports that 90 people in California who have a history of vaping were hospitalized for severe breathing problems and lung damage, and two people have died."

On September 16, officials in Tulare County announced a person had died after complications related to using e-cigarettes

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Friday

05/23/2025

Mostly Sunny

88° / 59°

0%

Saturday

05/24/2025

Sunny

87° / 60°

0%

Sunday

05/25/2025

Sunny

89° / 59°

0%

Monday

05/26/2025

Partly Cloudy

82° / 59°

0%

Tuesday

05/27/2025

Sunny

87° / 63°

0%

Wednesday

05/28/2025

Mostly Sunny

91° / 64°

0%

Thursday

05/29/2025

Sunny

93° / 68°

0%

Friday

05/30/2025

Sunny

100° / 72°

0%