Federal health minister provides update on vaping crackdown (and shortages in medicine)

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has provided an update on 3AW Drive on how the strong nationwide vaping crackdown is currently going.

It’s been 11 days since the sale of vapes were banned from anywhere outside of a pharmacy, with Heidi Murphy questioning him on who is responsible for the enforcement of the ban in Victoria.

He was also asked about the reports of shortages in medicine, off the back of some concerned callers on the Drive program today.

Press PLAY to hear the full interview on 3AW

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