An insightful overview of the personal protective behaviours which play a role in the transmission of Covid-19. Population data is revealing that the pandemic is having a greater impact on society's most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. As stated in this article, capability is essential. That is, while motivation remains important, central to protecting oneself and others is access to resources and knowledge. The figure provided in this article is a useful tool for community based stakeholders to use when working with groups disproportionately affected by the health and social burdens of the disease. For example, understanding where specific risks arise for individuals, i) who cannot work from home, ii) who cannot afford to not work, or take a reduction in pay, iii) without social networks for support, and iv) those who spend time in overcrowded conditions.  In developing this work, it is worth considering smokers from disadvantaged groups who  are likely to engage in risky smoking practices.  Risky smoking practices are defined here as those behaviours which increase the already high risk of smoking through the acquisition and use of cigarettes (e.g., sharing cigarette 'going twos', asking strangers for and smoking discarded cigarettes). Risky smoking practices are associated with the prevalence of respiratory infection. Using this article as a guide, I have outlined the main issues here in this presentation.* *It is important to note, this is a separate issue to whether nicotine or smoking is protective. The point within this presentation is purely around routes of transmission.

A thoroughly comprehensive overview of how the Paper Authoring Tool (PAT) can assist researchers. For studies with pre-defined outcomes and strict protocols (e.g., Randomised Control Trial, RCT), PAT will no doubt prompt the author to include the necessary and most useful information. As an example, for smoking cessation trials, one can be prompted for follow up at 4, 12 and 24 weeks, and this would lead to a prompt to define the outcome measure at each time point. Allowing and prompting for deviations from protocol is especially useful, and it is reassuring for researchers that deviations need not be a deal breaker for publication, if justified and fully explained.  However, I am wondering what the vision for PAT is in relation to qualitative articles? Firstly, in terms of the general construction of the main headings. Secondly, how the Addiction Ontology (and others, e.g., E-CigO) will underwrite PAT, where the structure and findings may be less fixed or predefined. Lastly, protocols may also be less fixed to allow for greater exploration within the context of the data collection, will this be considered? Some extra information regarding the utility of PAT for mixed method researchers may be required.