An often made claim that e cigarettes are '95% safer' is not valid VCU News Virginia Commonwealth University E cigarettes declared 95% less harmful than tobacco by UK health body The Lancet Respiratory Medicine The disposable vape ban tries to stem children's nicotine No, vapes aren't 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here's how this decade old myth took off The Hindu Are e cigarettes less harmful than smoking? Our blog post has the answer to this, and other common questions about vaping.