UK’s Free Vape Scheme ‘Under Threat’ From WHO: Campaigners

People walk past a newsagent advertising the sale of vape electronic cigarettes in Streatham Hill, in south London, on April 1, 2023. Susannah Ireland/AFP via Getty Images

A newly announced government vape scheme aimed at a million smokers could come under threat from World Health Organization (WHO) proposals, campaigners say.

The “swap to stop” initiative, which will see smokers in England offered free vapes to stub out cigarettes, was announced by ministers on Tuesday.