A new campaign by the website Back Vaping Save Lives is to raise awareness of the threats from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to vaping.back vaping save lives cop10

The dreaded COP10 meeting in Panama is scheduled for November by notoriously anti-vaping WHO.

Many threats have been made and we have more information on what this entails in several articles below:

Also the agenda for these meetings has been released which I will cover in another article.

About The Campaign

We have been a long time supporter of Back Vaping Save Lives who are led by Mark Oates.

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Mark is an established and well respected vape advocate who runs the We Vape website and the Snus & Nicotine Pouch Users Association.

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Our late great Neil Humber got the pleasure of interviewing Mark back in 2021 – you can read the interview here.

The objectives of the campaign are calling on the UK Government to stand up for vaping via their delegates at the COP10.

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Mark Oates, founder of We Vape, said:

“The WHO is openly hostile toward vaping and so it is vitally important the millions of vapers in the UK , who were able to leave behind the misery and ill health associated with smoking, stand up to misinformation about this life-saving tool.

WHO wants taxes on e-cigs raised to the same level as cigarettes, wants to reclassify vape clouds as the same as smoke and ban all flavours, even though it accepts these are attractive to smokers trying to quit. Make no mistake, they are at war with a product proven to save lives.

Whatever motivates WHO, its recommendations influence health policy across 194 member states. This in turn influences world opinion and attitudes towards lifestyle behaviours, like vaping. Rather than follow the UK’s example of reducing smoking rates with harm reduction measures like e cigarettes, WHO wants vaping eliminated completely. Our campaign aims to raise awareness of this threat and encourage people to engage with MPs about the UK’s voice at this year’s COP10 in Panama.”

How To Get Involved

Visit the website and add your message to their postcard campaign.

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One postcard will be sent to the Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care and another will be sent to your individual Member of Parliament.

They suggest you include how vaping has helped you and as much info about your own smoking to vaping transition.Back-Vaping-Save-Lives

Plus of course please get sharing on social media too!

Also you can separately message your MP using their MP contact tool – fill this in and it will find your MP for you.

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There is also a Survey you can take part in – join in here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WYYGDVD.

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Michelle Jones

I am an engineer and Technical Author by trade. My journey in vaping began around 2016, in the days of Tornado tanks, Ego batteries and Variable Voltage. It took me a few years to fully quit smoking but I finally stopped in June 2019 and that is all thanks to vaping! 20mg Nicotine Salts are my hero! Oh and I am partial to a nice pod mod and Bubblegum e-liquid! I have reported on the latest news on Ecigclick since 2017 and love being part of this great team! My passion for Tobacco Harm Reduction has also led me to becoming a Trustee for the NNA (New Nicotine Alliance) aiding in Advocacy

I am an engineer and Technical Author by trade. My journey in vaping began around 2016, in the days of Tornado tanks, Ego batteries and Variable Voltage. It took me a few years to fully quit smoking but I finally stopped in June 2019 and that is all thanks to vaping! 20mg Nicotine Salts are my hero! Oh and I am partial to a nice pod mod and Bubblegum e-liquid! I have reported on the latest news on Ecigclick since 2017 and love being part of this great team! My passion for Tobacco Harm Reduction has also led me to becoming a Trustee for the NNA (New Nicotine Alliance) aiding in Advocacy

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