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The Best Air Purifiers for Surviving Allergy and Flu Season

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Because clean air is kind of vital to your health and wellbeing.

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There are so many reasons to consider buying an air purifier under normal circumstances, like the desire to breathe in clean, fresh O2. But it’s especially crucial during allergy and flu season.

Plus, with COVID cases spiking again, cold and flu viruses on the rise, and fall allergens lurking around, you may be especially conscious of your air quality at the moment. A quality air purifier can help suck pathogens out of the air you breathe and leave crisp, purified oxygen in its wake. And, if you have pets, an air purifier can also pull dander out of your air, ultimately helping you (and your pets!) to breathe easier.

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Ready to give your indoor air an overhaul? These air purifiers can help you get there.

Ganiza HEPA Air Purifier

If you’re looking for a wallet-friendly air purifier that covers larger rooms and isn’t disruptively loud, look no further than Ganiza’s hero air purifier. This air purifier covers up to 1298 square feet and features a sleep mode for less noise. Designed specifically with pets in mind, this powerful air purifier is designed with pets in mind, keeping danger, odor, and allergens at bay with a high-performance HEPA filter.

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Levoit Core 300 Air Purifier

This air filter is an Amazon bestseller, and it has plenty of cool features to back that distinction up. For starters, it has a HEPA filter to capture 99.97 percent of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns in size—so dust, smoke, pollen, and odor are all sucked out. The Core 300 refreshes your air up to five times per hour in rooms up to 219 square feet—perfect for your home office or a small bedroom. Like to run your filter at night? The Core 300 has a specialized Sleep Mode to reduce noise to near-silent levels while you catch some shut-eye.

Medify MA-40 Air Purifier

The Medify MA-40 is not messing around when it comes to clean air coverage. This purifier will clean spaces up to 1,600 square feet in one hour and 840 square feet in 30 minutes, making it great for your living room, kitchen, or pretty much any room in your home. The purifier’s HEPA H13 filter removes 99.9 percent of particles down to 0.1 microns in size, leaving you with really, really clean air. Choose between three fan speeds and, when it’s bedtime, just dim the unit’s panel lights by enabling its sleep mode.

IQAir Atem Personal Desk Air Purifier

Make every day “take your air purifier to work day” with this personal air purifier from IQAir. This purifier features a HyperHEPA filter that traps particles as small as 0.003 microns, i.e., really small stuff. While the Atem air purifier can clean rooms up to 150 square feet, it also has a specialized PureJet diffuser to send just-filtered air directly into your breathing zone. Just plop it on your desk and let it go to work.

Bissell Air 320 Max Air Purifier

Getting up to tinker with your air purifier can be annoying when you’re comfortably ensconced on your couch. Well, the Bissell Air 320 Max lets you adjust things without ever getting up. This filter is Wi-Fi connected, so you can check your indoor air quality and control all the action from a handy app on your phone. The purifier has a honeycomb-structured filter to pull gunk out of your air and an automated circulation system to continuously do air quality readings and adjust your fan speed in real time.

Coway Airmega 400 Smart Air Purifier

Got lots and lots of space that needs cleaning? The Coway Airmega 400 can filter air up to 1,560 square feet, cleaning the space at least twice an hour. This purifier’s HEPA filter captures up to 99.99 percent of particles 0.01 microns and takes out more than 99% of volatile organic compounds. It even has a pollution sensor to let you know the status of your indoor air quality in real time. Flip between five fan modes—smart, sleep, low, medium, and high—to find the speed that’s right for you.

Blueair Blue Pure 411 Air Purifier

This Blueair purifier goes to work fast, completely filtering air in up to 190 square feet room every 12.5 minutes. An intuitive auto mode automatically adjusts the purifier to what’s happening around it, to filter more or less air, depending on the current needs. It’s also nice and quiet, especially at its lowest speed. Concerned about increasing utility bills? Don’t be—this filter is Energy Star-rated to consume less energy than an LED light bulb.

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