The public news states that:Usage of E-cigarettes Falls Sharply Among Teenagers.

Among high school students, the public news states that 19.6 percent reported using an e-cigarette at least once in the prior 30 days, down sharply from 27.5 percent in 2019. That amounted to a decline of 1 million regular users — to 3 million, down from 4.1 million a year earlier. Self-reported use of e-cigarettes also decreased among middle school students, to 550,000 users from 1.24 million.

Public health experts illuminate that the risks of e-cigarettes, combined with a real-world lesson in those risks: At least 68 people died and 2,807 had been hospitalized as of February of this year from a lung-related disease linked to vaping.

In 2020, 26.5 percent of regular high school e-cigarette users said they had used disposable products over the last 30 days, compared to 2.4 percent a year earlier. Notably, eight in 10 youth users said they were vaping “fruit and mint-flavored e-cigarettes,” according to the C.D.C. according to the C.D.C.

In a statement, the C.D.C. director, Robert R. Red Field, called the decline a “notable public health achievement.” But, he cautioned: “Youth e-cigarette use remains an epidemic.”

“The decline is good news, but it is really a historic opportunity missed,” said Matthew Myers, the president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. He said more significant changes could have happened “if they had banned all flavored products. The fact that they didn’t mean kids just moved and didn’t quit.”