At a WHO global press conference yesterday, CodeBlue said Malaysia recently legalised e-cigarettes/ vape with nicotine for taxation purposes and to grow the local vape industry – without any regulations whatsoever – enabling the legal sale of e-cigarettes to children and teens. CodeBlue asked WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus if he considered this to be "antithetical to public health".The WHO DG said e-cigarettes and vape must be regulated, dismissing the tobacco industry's claim of harm reduction with these nicotine products."It actually is a trap," Tedros said, noting that "kids are being recruited at early age – 10, 11, 12" to start vaping, due to the various colours and flavours of vape products. Most transition into regular cigarette smoking, Tedros noted. "But e-cigarette and vaping itself is also harmful.""Because of these two things, what we say to all countries is, please protect your citizens, especially your children."