They took away ibuprofen and antigen. Many people started to take over air disinfectors

After the full liberalization of the epidemic, the antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen in pharmacies all over the country were swept away. Even the COVID-19 antigen detection reagent, which is rarely noticed in ordinary times, is also a hard nut to find online and offline. After going through the mask snatching at the beginning of the epidemic, I didn't expect that the epidemic would end and there would be such drama as robbing ibuprofen and antigen. Xiao Lei just didn't pay much attention to it. So far, I haven't even seen the packaging box of ibuprofen. Fortunately, the symptoms are not too serious after Yang.

However, if you think that robbing ibuprofen and antigen is the end, it is really too simple. Many people with foresight have started to seize "air disinfectors". Baidu search data shows that the keyword "air disinfector" was hardly hot before December 10. Since December 11, the information index has soared to 700000, and the search index has reached more than 1200. More and more people are paying attention to search.

On the e-commerce platform, during the week of December 1-7, the transaction amount of air disinfectors increased by more than 230% over the previous week, and the number of searchers increased by 20 times over the previous month. A large number of "positive" patients have appeared in succession in the society, and everyone's vigilance against the virus has also been raised to the highest level, and they began to look for various tools that could resist the virus, driving the explosion of air disinfectors. So, what is this air disinfector? Can it really resist or eliminate viruses?

Is air disinfector really useful or IQ tax?

In fact, the air disinfector is not a new thing. It has existed many years ago, but it is mainly used in commercial scenes, such as hospital wards, purification operating rooms, etc. It has a history of decades in the medical field in China. After the outbreak of the epidemic, the application scope of the air disinfector was gradually expanded and began to be used in airports, customs, entry-exit border checkpoints and other places. Now, with the increasing market demand and the further reduction of technical costs, air disinfectors are slowly entering the civil field.

It should be noted that the common air purifiers on the market are not air disinfectors, and the two cannot be equated. The main function of the former is to adsorb and filter harmful substances such as bacteria, dust and viruses in the air. It only filters viruses and cannot kill them. The air disinfector emphasizes "disinfection and sterilization", which can directly and effectively kill viruses or bacteria in the air and prevent further spread of viruses. Therefore, we must distinguish clearly when buying products, and do not be fooled by the merchants.

At present, the air disinfector industry lacks the corresponding national standards, and the market is still chaotic. According to the sterilization principle, it can be divided into negative ion sterilization, ultraviolet sterilization, ozone sterilization, circulating air sterilization and other types. Different types of disinfection have different effects and harm on human body, so the price of products varies greatly. The cheapest air disinfectors may cost only a few hundred yuan, but the high-end ones may cost tens of thousands. The gap is still very large.

Ultraviolet sterilization is the most common and cheapest. It can directly and effectively kill viruses, but its sterilization range is limited. It is useless where the light cannot shine. The duration of the disinfection effect is also relatively short, generally lasting only one or two hours. However, ultraviolet radiation is also harmful to human body, so it cannot work continuously for a long time, and the use limit is relatively large. Ozone sterilization is similar to this, which is also harmful to human health. Although the sterilization effect is good, it is not recommended.

The circulating air disinfection has some similarities with the air purifier. It can suck indoor air into the machine and then discharge it after disinfection and sterilization, so it can coexist with people. However, as the product is fixed in one place, the disinfection scope is also limited, and the effect of rooms with too large area is poor. In the final negative ion sterilization, the machine actively captures and adsorbs bacteria and viruses in the air by releasing negative ions to inhibit the activity of pathogens. Although this is harmless to human body, due to the number of negative ions, the sterilization effect of different products may vary greatly, which also has certain defects.

At present, the more advanced air disinfection machine is actually equipped with multiple different disinfection and sterilization and sterilization systems to achieve efficient sterilization through a variety of ways. Therefore, these products are expensive. The Midea cleaner air purification disinfection machine is equipped with high-energy ion field technology, self friction bacteria purification constant effect technology and hypochloroquine disinfection and sterilization factor technology, which can kill 99.9% of coronavirus in 30 minutes. However, its price is as high as 14999 yuan, which is not considered by mass consumers at all.

The air disinfector is really useful, but it may not be as effective as you expected. Therefore, whether to buy an air disinfector or what type of product to buy should be carefully considered. Don't follow the trend and spend money wrongly.

What should we pay attention to when selecting products?

For those who really need and want to buy, how should we buy the air disinfector to avoid stepping on the pit? What problems do we need to pay attention to? Xiaolei searched a lot of materials and finally summarized the following points.

First, it is not recommended to choose products with single function. Although the price is cheap, the effect is likely to be "superficial", or there is a certain risk to human health. It is better to choose products with multiple bactericidal capabilities and obvious signs of "coexistence of human and machine". The common products on the market are UV+ozone+negative ions. The price of such products should be around 2000 yuan, which can still meet the expectations of most people.

Second, when purchasing products, we must recognize big brands, such as Midea, Haier, Gree and other major household appliances brands, or Honeywell, AOE, IAM and other professional air cleaning brands. First of all, the quality and effect of large brands are guaranteed, and they are not easy to be trapped. Second, the air disinfectors must be reviewed and filed by the Health Commission, and can only be listed after passing the inspection and testing by professional institutions. Some unknown small brands are not sure whether they can really obtain the license and certification, so it is safer to be a large brand.

Third, when selecting products, you must check whether there is an inspection report issued by a formal inspection agency. If there is only a report from the brand itself, and there is no third-party agency, you'd better not buy it. Moreover, the bactericidal rate and virus killing rate in the report must be above 90%, otherwise, do not buy. When shopping online, you need to pay attention to whether the model you selected is consistent with the model on the test report. Don't buy other models carelessly.

If you just want to join in the fun and do not plan to spend too much money on the air disinfector, it is recommended not to look at it or buy it. It is not meaningful to buy low-end products. If you really pay attention to air health and need air disinfectors urgently, try to choose a better product within your budget to ensure your health.

The air purification industry will usher in development opportunities

For a long time in the future, we may need to coexist with COVID-19 and have a long and lasting war. Some people may also experience the condition of "yang and yang" and be continuously tortured by the virus. After the elimination of various epidemic prevention measures, "home epidemic prevention" will become a new focus. How to do a good job of disinfection and sterilization at home and isolate the harm of viruses will be a problem that many people begin to worry about next. There is no way to wear a mask at home all the time, so air disinfection becomes the most effective means of prevention and treatment, which is the key to the explosion of air disinfectors.

Against this background, the air disinfector market is likely to become a new blue ocean, and the air purifier will also have the opportunity to take advantage of this east wind to set sail. According to Ovi Cloud, in 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19, the market size of air disinfectors will grow by more than 40% year on year, reaching 80 million yuan. In the first half of this year, the online channel sales of air disinfectors increased by 80%, and its proportion reached 4.6% during the Double 11, which has kept rising for three consecutive years. Relevant institutions predict that its market size may exceed 3 billion yuan this year, and it will be a new 10 billion level market in the future.

In order to create a healthy environment for the development of air disinfection function, the current key should be to promote the implementation of relevant standards as soon as possible, and improve the inspection and audit standards of products, so as to avoid allowing products that do not meet the specifications to enter the market and forming hidden dangers to the health of consumers. At the same time, the industry should also accelerate the development and popularization of related technologies, lower the price threshold of high-end products, and allow more people to have access to air disinfectors.