{"id":12577,"date":"2021-07-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?p=12577"},"modified":"2022-08-09T02:29:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:29:44","slug":"best-air-purifier-covid-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/best-air-purifier-covid-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Air Purifier for COVID-19 | Best Purifier Guide 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air purifiers have become incredibly popular for those looking to protect themselves against COVID-19 and other viruses. That&#8217;s not surprising. Data shows that air purifiers can <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/can-air-purifiers-filter-out-the-coronavirus\/\">filter out COVID-19<\/a>. In fact, the EPA now suggests portable air purifiers be used to improve ventilation to protect against COVID-19:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"124\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EPA-recommend-portable-air-purifier-best-coronavirus-600x124.jpg\" alt=\"EPA recommend portable air purifier best coronavirus\" class=\"wp-image-12613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EPA-recommend-portable-air-purifier-best-coronavirus-600x124.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EPA-recommend-portable-air-purifier-best-coronavirus-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EPA-recommend-portable-air-purifier-best-coronavirus.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when looking to buy an air purifier, the wide range of filters, makes and models of air purifiers can be daunting. What&#8217;s more, finding the best air purifier can be made more difficult by companies using misleading marketing strategies and flashy ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u7a7a\u6c14\u51c0\u5316\u5668\u5927\u516c\u53f8-1024x330.png\" alt=\"Big air purifier companies use gimmicks to sell clean air\" class=\"wp-image-8618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u7a7a\u6c14\u51c0\u5316\u5668\u5927\u516c\u53f8-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u7a7a\u6c14\u51c0\u5316\u5668\u5927\u516c\u53f8-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u7a7a\u6c14\u51c0\u5316\u5668\u5927\u516c\u53f8-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u7a7a\u6c14\u51c0\u5316\u5668\u5927\u516c\u53f8.png 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This article covers the best air purifiers for combating the COVID-19 coronavirus. It gives instructions on what type of air purifier is best for COVID protection and provides simple steps to help you choose the best air purifier for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-64e8e7c2 gb-headline-text\">Best Type of Air Purifier for Coronavirus Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three main types of air purifiers that have been marketed as best for combating COVID-19. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UV Light Air Purifiers<\/li><li>Ionizer Air Purifiers<\/li><li>HEPA Filter Air Purifiers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll go through each in turn, using data to show which is the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-9e1f9bf6 gb-headline-text\">COVID Protection #1: UV Light Air Purifiers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UV air purifiers have been mentioned by some as the best air purifier for COVID-19 protection. Data shows that UV light can kill the coronavirus, so UV light air purifiers would seem like an obvious choice for COVID-19 protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-purifier-UV-light-design-glass-tube-inside-air-purifier-to-kill-viruses-600x338.jpeg\" alt=\"Here is why you should not use a UV light for covid-19 \" class=\"wp-image-12058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-purifier-UV-light-design-glass-tube-inside-air-purifier-to-kill-viruses-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-purifier-UV-light-design-glass-tube-inside-air-purifier-to-kill-viruses-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/air-purifier-UV-light-design-glass-tube-inside-air-purifier-to-kill-viruses.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, data shows that the UV lights in most UV air purifiers <span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/uv-light-kill-covid19-virus-uvc-disinfect-sanitizer\/\">are too weak to kill viruses<\/a><\/span>. This means that for a typical household UV air purifier, viruses in the air would have to pass 36 times through the purifier before the purifier would kill them. That&#8217;s not very practical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other downsides of using UV light air purifiers to combat COVID include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UV light air purifiers typically cost more than other purifier types (both for the purifier, and for the electricity used).<\/li><li>they can lose their effectiveness rapidly, as the light gets dirty.<\/li><li>UV light itself is dangerous \u2013 especially to the human eye.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/uv-light-air-purifiers-effective-kill-disinfect-virus\/\">Read More: Why You Should NOT Use UV Light Air Purifiers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UV-light-air-purifier-great-or-gimmick-600x400.png\" alt=\"UV light air purifier - great or gimmick\" class=\"wp-image-11839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UV-light-air-purifier-great-or-gimmick-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UV-light-air-purifier-great-or-gimmick-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UV-light-air-purifier-great-or-gimmick-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UV-light-air-purifier-great-or-gimmick-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UV-light-air-purifier-great-or-gimmick.png 1477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>:<strong> Coronavirus: 1 <\/strong>&#8211; UV light air purifier: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, UV light air purifiers aren&#8217;t the best purifiers for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4bf7a7f0 gb-headline-text\">COVID Protection #2: Ionizer Air Purifiers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ionizers-1-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"Here is why you should not use an ionizer for covid-19 \" class=\"wp-image-5385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ionizers-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ionizers-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ionizers-1-1-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ionizers-1-1.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up are another heavily marketed type of purifier for COVID-19 protection: air purifiers with ionizers. Ionizers work by shooting negative ions into the air. These negative ions stick to viruses, and in turn sticking to surfaces like walls and tables. The science is similar to what makes a balloon stick to the wall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/balloon-static-ions-stick-wall-ionizer-purifier-similar-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"balloon static ions stick wall ionizer purifier similar\" class=\"wp-image-12614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/balloon-static-ions-stick-wall-ionizer-purifier-similar-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/balloon-static-ions-stick-wall-ionizer-purifier-similar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/balloon-static-ions-stick-wall-ionizer-purifier-similar.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not ideal. Because the ions only move the viruses to walls and tables, the virus is still in the room. <strong>Ionizers do not kill or remove viruses from the air<\/strong>. What\u2019s more, these surfaces could become a means of <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/commentaries\/detail\/transmission-of-sars-cov-2-implications-for-infection-prevention-precautions\">transmitting the Covid-19 virus<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/blog\/ionizer-air-purifier-clean-air\/\">Why Ionizers don\u2019t make great air purifiers \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>:<strong> Coronavirus: 2 <\/strong>&#8211; Ionizer air purifiers: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since ionizer air purifiers do not actually remove viruses from the air, they cannot be considered the best air purifiers for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-89e083b0 gb-headline-text\">COVID Protection #3: HEPA Filter Air Purifiers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sqair-HEPA-filter-air-purifier-does-not-dry-out-air-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"Sqair HEPA filter air purifier does not dry out air\" class=\"wp-image-12248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sqair-HEPA-filter-air-purifier-does-not-dry-out-air-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sqair-HEPA-filter-air-purifier-does-not-dry-out-air-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sqair-HEPA-filter-air-purifier-does-not-dry-out-air-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sqair-HEPA-filter-air-purifier-does-not-dry-out-air-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sqair-HEPA-filter-air-purifier-does-not-dry-out-air.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve read this far, you probably already know which type of air purifier is the best for protecting against COVID-19. HEPA filter air purifiers have been around for a long time. And there&#8217;s a reason for that. They do a great job of capturing tiny particles, including <span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/can-hepa-filters-capture-nanoparticles\/\">nanoparticles<\/a><\/span> as well as <span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/can-air-purifiers-filter-out-the-coronavirus\/\">particles the size of the coronavirus<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, as HEPA filter air purifiers are simple, old tech, they don\u2019t cost a lot of money. They can be picked up for as little as $30, or you can even <span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-make-diy-air-purifier\/\">make your own<\/a><\/span>. This makes them one of the best choices for filtering out coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Smart Air Sqair Air Purifier Chemical Warfare\" class=\"wp-image-12442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-HEPACarbon-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/blog\/how-to-make-diy-air-purifier\/\">Here&#8217;s how to make your own DIY air purifier for less than $30 \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HEPA filters are incredibly efficient, they capture over 99% of virus-sized particles in a single pass. The viruses stick in the HEPA filter, and are no longer in the air. HEPA filter air purifiers also do not release any harmful or dangerous pollutants, such as ozone (from ionizers) or UV light (from UV light air purifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While HEPA filter air purifiers are the best air purifier for COVID-19, they still aren&#8217;t perfect. There are some important things to remember when using an air purifier for COVID protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/blog\/negatives-air-purifier-covid-protection\/\">How to use an air purifier properly for protection against COVID \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Coronavirus&nbsp;: 0 \u2013 <strong>HEPA air purifiers&nbsp;: 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CDC Study: HEPA Air Purifiers Reduced COVID-19 Spread in Schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent CDC study of elementary schools in Georgia showed schools that used HEPA filters in their classrooms had significantly lower COVID-19 spread than those that did not. The study results further add to the support of HEPA filters in COVID-19 protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/cdc-study-hepa-air-purifiers-reduced-covid-19-virus-spread-schools\/\">Read More: CDC Study: HEPA Air Purifiers Reduced COVID-19 Spread in Schools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blast-product-photo-sofa-square.jpg\" alt=\"Blast HEPA air purifier used in schools and offices\" class=\"wp-image-16990\" width=\"618\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blast-product-photo-sofa-square.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blast-product-photo-sofa-square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blast-product-photo-sofa-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blast-product-photo-sofa-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blast-product-photo-sofa-square-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><figcaption>Powerful and quiet <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/blast-ffu\/\">Blast HEPA air purifie<\/a>r used in schools around the world for COVID-19 protection<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class='bottom-line'><div class='bottom-line-top'>Bottom Line<\/div><div class='bottom-line-title'>Bottom Line: The Best Air Purifier for Capturing the Coronavirus<\/div><div class='bottom-line-content'>HEPA air purifiers beat ionizers and UV light air purifiers as a practical way to filter and protect against the coronavirus. They can capture over 99% of viruses in one pass, and are low cost and easy to install.<\/div><div class='bottom-line-last'>Smart Air<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>How I Protect Myself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart Air is a&nbsp; certified B\u2013Corp committed to combating the myths big companies use to inflate the price of clean air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19273\" width=\"757\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Workshop-Test-High-Res-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption>Smart Air Founder and University of Chicago professor <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/best-air-purifier-covid-protection\/\">Thomas Talhelm<\/a> sharing the simplicity and power of breathing clean air.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart Air provides<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/data\">empirically backed<\/a>, no-nonsense <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/shop\/\">air purifiers<\/a> and masks, that remove the same particles as the big companies for a fraction of the cost. Only corporations benefit when clean air is a luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sqair-clean-air-you-can-trust-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sqair-clean-air-you-can-trust-square.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sqair-clean-air-you-can-trust-square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sqair-clean-air-you-can-trust-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sqair-clean-air-you-can-trust-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sqair-clean-air-you-can-trust-square-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/sqair-air-purifier\/\">Check out the Sqair! \u00bb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air purifiers have become incredibly popular for those looking to protect themselves against COVID-19 and other viruses. That&#8217;s not surprising. Data shows that air purifiers can filter out COVID-19. In fact, the EPA now suggests portable air purifiers be used to improve ventilation to protect against COVID-19: However, when looking &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Best Air Purifier for COVID-19 | Best Purifier Guide 2022\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/best-air-purifier-covid-protection\/#more-12577\" aria-label=\"Read more about Best Air Purifier for COVID-19 | Best Purifier Guide 2022\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1035,"featured_media":12620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[469],"tags":[283,528,678,487,444,170,474,455],"class_list":["post-12577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coronavirus","tag-air-purifier","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid","tag-covid-19","tag-hepa-filter","tag-ionizer","tag-uv-light","tag-virus","resize-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1035"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12577"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23284,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12577\/revisions\/23284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}