Disposable vapes have been pushing the rise in youth vaping, with the proportion of 11 to 17-year-old vapers using disposables increasing almost ninefold in the last two years, it added. Data shows the number of children vaping has tripled (Nicholas Ansell/PA) Figures from the Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) charity suggest 7.6% of 11 to 17-year-olds now vape regularly or occasionally, up from 4.1% in 2020.
New powers will also be introduced to restrict flavors which are specifically marketed at children and ensure that manufacturers produce plainer packaging and change how vapes are displayed in shops, moving them out of children's sight. New £100 fines will also be brought in for shops in England and Wales which sell vapes illegally to children.
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