(Objectivity and Evidence in the 2016 Surgeon General’s Report on E-Cigarettes) |
(Gaiha et al - claim that vaping = higher rates of positive COVID tests) |
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*[https://pubpeer.com/publications/CEB008BBD48F89272321EB50092793 More comments addressing concerns on PubPeer] | *[https://pubpeer.com/publications/CEB008BBD48F89272321EB50092793 More comments addressing concerns on PubPeer] | ||
**7 comments at the time of this Wiki entry | **7 comments at the time of this Wiki entry | ||
*Letter to the journal editor: [https://www.jahonline.org/action/showPdf?pii=S1054-139X(20)30565-6&fbclid=IwAR19yxdBHtwGxiK4NHRjycTI3_iECIdOHO_2qJlK9P1PhOylfJaz7WB2AfE E-Cigarette Use and COVID-19: Questioning Data Reliability] | |||
**It is not biologically plausible that e-cigarette trial or experimentation would cause effects that result in stronger predisposition to COVID-19 than current/regular use. Therefore, no causal link between e-cigarette use and COVID-19 can be implied. | |||
*Letter to the journal editor: [https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(20)30566-8/fulltext Gaiha et al. Disregarded Conventional Publishing Standards] | |||
**The article deviated from standard reporting practices in several ways. | |||
**We asked the authors to provide actual numbers. They declined. | |||
**The authors’ claims have already prompted national policy recommendations by members of Congress. | |||
*Letter to the journal editor: [https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(20)30567-X/fulltext Gaiha et al. Response] | |||
**However, the association reported by Gaiha et al. is not necessarily indicative of a causal relationship between e-cigarette use and contracting COVID-19. | |||
*Letter to the journal editor: [https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(20)30599-1/fulltext In Response to “Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19”] | |||
**We believe that this article has multiple scientific shortcomings leading to flawed data analysis that render the results unreliable. Of particular concern is the fact that this flawed study is being used as ‘evidence’ by Congressman Krishnamoorthi to campaign for a ban on the use of all e-cigarettes in the U.S. | |||
*[https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(20)30631-5/fulltext The Authors Respond] | |||
**We are in complete agreement with others' assertions that our study does not imply causality. | |||
*Article: [https://reason.org/commentary/experts-question-study-claiming-e-cigarettes-are-a-covid-19-risk-factor/ Experts Question Study Claiming E-Cigarettes Are a COVID-19 Risk Factor] | |||
**A number of experts responded swiftly to the study's abnormal findings that lacked a credible causal theory. | |||
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===2020: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/F177153E02CA8B3E7B9E70BC8DB204# PubPeer Comments]=== | ===2020: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/F177153E02CA8B3E7B9E70BC8DB204# PubPeer Comments] RE: Myocardial Infarction=== | ||
*Comments referring to: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health. | *Comments referring to: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health. | ||
*'''NOTE: This paper has been RETRACTED by the journal''' | *'''NOTE: This paper has been RETRACTED by the journal''' | ||
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