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Interesting, the study I read, which was like 10 years ago now, when I was vaping, showed that it was still a common thing in hospitals to help curb mrsa infections, and why the air in a hospital usually has a weird feel/taste to it.

That residue is basically from VG/PG buildup with whatever flavor you’re using. I’d be curious if it happened without any flavoring at all. I suspect it wouldn’t build up at all.

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Triumph@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Not finding that study myself here, but I'm happy to stand corrected on that.

What I did find was this

Most critically, vaporised PG efficiently abolishes influenza A virus and SARS‐CoV‐2 infectivity within airborne droplets, potently preventing infection at levels well below those tolerated by mammals. We present PG vapour as a first‐in‐class non‐toxic airborne virucide that can prevent transmission of existing and emergent viral pathogens, with clear and immediate implications for public health.

Which might explain why everyone in my family (in the house and extended) has had COVID (often more than once) and I never have.

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- SupraMario@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  I’ll have to dig around for it. It was a legit paper posted from one of those vape forums back in the day when people where building their own vapes. I was really surprised about it.
  
  But that covid/flu paper doesn’t surprise me. I’m betting minus the staining you’re talking about, you’re gums are probably in better shape than others who don’t vape as well. As I know it killed bacteria as well.
  
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  - Triumph@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    Yes, a couple months after I switched, my dentist told me my mouth was in much better shape.
    
    Like I said, safer than tobacco by far, not necessarily safe.
    
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