What is the source of your 'today' quote?
Major cancer charities as well as the NHS all say the same thing about relative risks:
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/abo...vaping-harmful
Despite that I would not be surprised to learn that vaping causes serious health damage (even cancer from the vape chemicals) - but it would not be the same damage or the same carcinogens as from tobacco.
How long have vapes been around? We won't know the long-term effects for sure for decades.