The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking, vaping and smoking cessation services in the UK: A qualitative study.

This study is one of the first to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic directly affected smokers, vapers, stop smoking services, tobacco control leads and vape shops. It provides evidence for the continued use of remote provision of smoking cessation services to increase engagement among hard-to-reach groups and provides information on how pandemics can be a catalyst for health behaviour change. This study is unique in that it incorporates the views of different stakeholders.