Nation CDC’s count of vaping lung illnesses is down from last week. Don’t exhale yet. Here’s why September 13, 2019 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Comments Off on CDC’s count of vaping lung illnesses is down from last week. Don’t exhale yet. 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.