Is 5g dangerous (or related to coronavirus/COVID-19)?
There is no evidence that 5G mobile networks pose a threat to human health, according to an independent international standards body.
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has set restrictions that ensure that the peak in signal power for any one localised area will remain far lower than what is required to adversely affect human health.
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A large body of scientists agree that 4g and 5g are dangerous due to the increasing density of antennae broadcasting these waves.
The Advisors to the International EMF Scientist Appeal, representing 248 scientists from 42 nations, have submitted appeals to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), requesting the UNEP reassess the potential biological impacts of 4G and 5G telecomms technologies.
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There's a chance 5g causes cancer in humans, according to the World Health Organization.
WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (including 5g) as "possibly carcinogenic to humans", based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer associated with wireless phone use.
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Radio frequency radiation (RFR) exposure, including 5g, has been associated with short-term heating risks to humans and other animals.
There are specific risks relating to heating damage to eyes, because of the limited cooling ability of the lens. But this will probably only occur in people subjected to whole body or localised heating, sufficient to increase tissue temperatures by more than 1 degree centigrade.
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There are heating and temperature issues associated with 5g's millimetre wave (mm technology.
Although society is reassured that potential thermal risks from 5g have been mitigated, there are widespread reports of 5g phones and modems overheating in the summer. This could raise concerns about whether phone manufacturers truly have these thermal effects under control.
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Phone signals (including 5g) might cause non-thermal (unrelated to heating) damage that is currently poorly understood.
In one study, transgenic mice exposed to a digital phone signal developed more than twice as many non-lymphoblastic lymphomas as the unexposed control group—a statistically significant increase. These results suggest a potential carcinogenic effect from the digital phone signal.
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Radio waves aren't one of the observed mechanisms of viral transmission, so the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot spread through 5g.
Viruses cannot travel on radio waves/mobile networks. COVID-19 is spreading in many countries that do not have 5G mobile networks. COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks.
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The absorption rate of all cell phone radiation by humans and smaller animals has been seriously underestimated.
The existing cell phone certification process uses a plastic model of the head based on the top 10% of US military recruits in 1989, but the rates of radiation absorption by some typical phone users, like children, has been found to be 153% higher than seen in the plastic model.
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The protein shell of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is incapable of hijacking 5G radio signals.
This is because radiation and viruses exist in different forms that do not interact at the scale required for viral transmission. One is a biological phenomenon (coronavirus) and the other exists on the electromagnetic spectrum (5g).
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A review of 94 studies on 5G high-frequency waves (6–100 GHz millimeter waves) and their health effects, found potential hidden dangers.
The analysis of these higher frequencies found that 80% of studies showed responses to exposure in living organisms. It also concluded, "The available studies do not provide adequate and sufficient information for a meaningful safety assessment."
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The simultaneous broadcast of 4g and 5g waves may be dangerous to humans.
There could be interactive effects from simultaneous exposures to multiple types of radiofrequency radiation (RFR), meaning increased overall risk of harm. There is considerable evidence that RFR causes neurological disorders and reproductive harm, likely due to oxidative stress.