Yamal Chief Preventist Urges Schools to Remove Trade in Vaping and Tobacco

The chief prophylactician of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Sergey Tokarev, urged the municipal authorities to increase the distance from schools and kindergartens to the points of sale of tobacco and nicotine-containing products. At a press conference on November 11, the doctor sharply criticized the spread of vapes among teenagers. According to him, electronic cigarettes pose a serious danger to the child’s body.

Tokarev called the mistaken idea of the harmlessness of vapor from electronic cigarettes. He noted that the harm of their use is confirmed by studies involving adolescents and adults.

According to the expert, federal legislation allows local authorities to set additional restrictions on the placement of outlets. The District Public Health Center intends to increase the distance between them and educational institutions. According to Tokarev, this position is fully supported by the Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov and deputies of the District Legislative Assembly.

In early November, 51 objects were identified in Salekhard, near which the sale of cigarettes, vapes and other nicotine-containing products is prohibited. The restriction is valid at a distance of less than 40 meters from schools, kindergartens and other institutions. The list also includes the college and its hostels.