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Our Exclusive Data Reveals the Best Air Purifier for Preventing Sickness During Cold and Flu Season

3 hours ago   cnet

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the L.A. Times, Elle, Bust Magazine, Dazed, Apartment Therapy, Well+Good and more, focusing on all things lifestyle, health and wellness.

We used a smoke chamber to find which air purifier can prevent you from catching a cold or the flu. Google Images/Getty Images/Zooey Liao/CNET

Key takeaways:

  • Health experts recommend using air purifiers for illness prevention during cold and flu season because viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 are carried in respiratory aerosols in the air. 
  • Health experts advise operating your air purifier at a continuous, low speed to minimize the risk of illness. If someone is actively sick, prioritize high fan speed to rapidly remove aerosols.
  • Our exclusive lab data reveals that the ...

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