Ray Pickles, PhD, and Robert Tarran, PhD, have both been consulted for separate articles about the possibility that smoking and vaping could increase vulnerabilities to the coronavirus. Dr. Pickles was consulted by Neoscope for an article entitled “Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe,” which can be found here. Scientific American consulted Dr. Tarran for their article, “Smoking or Vaping May Increase the Risk of a Severe Coronavirus Infection,” which can be found here.