Nation The CDC’s count of vaping lung illnesses nationally is down from last week. Don’t exhale yet, and here’s why September 12, 2019 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Comments Off on The CDC’s count of vaping lung illnesses nationally is down from last week. Don’t exhale yet, and here’s why The number of reported cases of pulmonary illness due to vaping is down, but that has more to do with accounting than with any breakthrough.