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5G Impacts Covid-19
As 5G rolls out to speedup internet function, there needs to be more interest in understanding the risks and benefits to health of adding more radio and microwaves to the places where we work, live, study, play, and sleep. Do these invisible energies of 5G have a harmful effect? What does research tell us? It appears that the 5G rollout is associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Harm Caused by Entraining the Brain
In 2003 CIA research published: “The electrochemical activity of the brain results in electromagnetic brain waves. Brain waves change frequencies based on neural activity within the brain. Because neural activity is electrochemical, brain function can be externally modified by altering the brain’s magnetic environment (entrainment)…Heterodyning (mixing high and low frequencies) radio and microwave frequencies are entrainment environments.”
The frequencies of cell phones and wifi entrain the brain into brain wave patterns that are prone to put a person into ill health, sleep disturbances, fear, and anxiety. On the other end of the spectrum there are electromagnetic devices, such as Monroe Institute’s HemiSynch, that can entrain the brain into higher functioning marked by better health, reason, love, joy & peace.
There is a great deal of conflict about the potential harm in the use of cellphones and wifi that emit low electro-magnetic frequencies (EMFs) and create radio frequency microwave radiation.
Some scientists and researchers believe some EMFs can erode the immune system, cause cancers, and even disturb the metabolism of oxygen, creating a condition similar to pneumonia in which a person cannot take in and utilize adequate oxygen (a complication of Covid-19). With Covid-19 the lungs do not fill up with fluid as in a typical pneumonia; instead, there is a dry cough and need for oxygen.
Other scientists and researchers tout that cell phones and wifi related devices have no harmful effects. This is a vitally important discussion given the current launching of 5G around the same time we have the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health Benefits of Entraining the Brain
Medical doctors, biologists, and researchers have studied the outcomes of certain electric devices and sound therapies issuing vibrations that entrain the brain that can uplift brainwave patterns. They offer evidence that using certain devices can strengthen the immune system and relieve physical and emotional pain. Trans-cranial magnetic-stimulation has been shown to be highly effective in stopping depression. Earthing products have proven useful in stopping emotional and physical pain as well as the progression of some disease states. Earthpulse devices help people get a full night’s rest and may have anti-aging effects. Neurofeedback can improve intellectual functioning. Competitive athletes are now using pulsed electromagnetic devices set to healing frequencies as some can measurably improve performance.
When people who have been stressed out through trauma are able to let go of the effects of trauma—it strengthens the immune system and makes healthier brainwave patterns accessible. The patients are no longer “stuck” in a brainwave pattern associated with fear. The letting go may come through therapeutic interventions such as Somatic Experiencing, Tapping, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). The result is more peace, more contentment.
On a more esoteric plane, it may be that gifted spiritual healers also entrain the brain wave pattern of patients through their healing touch or laying on of hands without touch. This energy sharing, documented in Dr. Richard Gerber’s book Vibrational Medicine, enables the patients to reach deeper brainwave patterns associated with health and thus relieve themselves of physical or emotional problems. In these situations we can also use the term, “high vibration” associated with the healing presence, or energy, of the healer that stimulates and raises the “low vibration” of the patient who has been stuck in pain, anxiety and fear.
Similarly, research on meditation clearly shows that when experienced meditators shift into brainwave patterns associated with deep concentration and communion with God (a high vibration) they become more peaceful and calm. The brainwave pattern they attain is clinically associated with strengthening the immune system and can be measured using a device called electroencephalogram (EEG).
We are multi-level subtle energy beings. Frequency, including our physical body frequencies, the earth’s frequencies (Schumann and others), the man-made frequencies that surround us (electromagnetic frequencies, EMFs), the frequencies of the food and liquids we drink, even the frequencies of our thoughts and emotions (brain wave patterns) determine our state of health and well-being.
5G’s Appeal
What is the appeal of 5G? Most cellphones and internet providers currently use 4G, which is a less intense radiation of radio and microwave frequencies using a maximum of 8 gigahertz frequencies (GHz). 5G, using frequencies above 24 GHz reaching up to 72 GHz, promises dramatically faster internet speeds, instantaneous communication, and the ability to network everything, like home appliances, via the internet. Still today, there has been little testing done independent of industry to find out the biological implications of exposing life forms to this radiation.
Richard Blumenthal, lawyer and US Senator from Connecticut, challenged top telecom representatives in a hearing in the Senate to make this public in February 2019. There are “no studies backed by industry showing us the health implications of 5G” said Mr. Gillen and Mr Berry, wireless industry reps. Mr Blumenthal was unchallenged in concluding, “We are flying blind here,” concluding that the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have thus far failed to adequately explain how they have determined 5G is safe.
Cities Most Vigorously Hit by Covid-19 Had 5G: Coincidence? Or, Important Correlation?
The Chinese first rolled out 5G in one Chinese city in the latter part of Fall, 2019. That city was Wuhan, China where there are 10,000 5G antennas radiating 60 gig (GHz) frequencies. In cooperation with Chinese giant Telecom company Huawei, Spain launched 5G in June, 2019, making it one of the first European countries with the ultrafast mobile network in Europe. Other places around the globe launching 5G included Northern Italy, Iran, and South Korea. 5G was also mobilized in New York City at the end of September, 2019 via Verizon and TMobile, reaching areas of uptown, midtown, and downtown Manhattan, along with select parts of Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens. Iran started trialing the technology back in September, 2017. The Diamond Princess cruise lines where some travelers were infected also employ highly advanced wireless systems for enhanced network connectivity. Similarly some navy ships have advanced wireless system capacity now—and also victims of Covid-19.
Now that these are all recognized hotspots for Covid-19 we might explore how 5G technology may actually harm the immune system, not causing the virus but making people more vulnerable to viruses and other physical and emotional disturbances. The correlation is there. The fact that Covid-19 also creates stress on the lungs that can be deadly has also been correlated with 5G. Specific biological impacts include: oxygen metabolism. 60 GHZ is absorbable by oxygen; thus humans cannot easily absorb the oxygen they need in an environment where 60 GHZ is present. 60GHZ changes oxygen molecules so they cannot be taken up as hemoglobin in the blood depriving all systems of the body of an essential nutrient for survival. According to Dr. Rashid A Buttar of AdvancedMedicine.com, 5G allows viruses, like Covid-19 access to cells through the cell membrane. It thus potentiates Covid-19 and other viruses. Thus, a relatively benign virus can become lethal when in the environment of 5G.
In sum, 5G can be correlated to “acute respiratory dysfunction” presenting first with a dry cough. Those severely afflicted need respirators to get them vital oxygen. Without more oxygen, they usually die.
Warnings from Scientists for Over 40 Years
Following is excerpted from an article at https://www.electricsense.com/5g-coronavirus/ written by biologist Paul R. Doyon (reprinted with his permission).
“Respected scientists, researchers, doctors, and activists have been — for over forty years — warning us about the dangers of wireless radiation and electromagnetic fields.
- In 1977, Paul Brodeur [an acclaimed American investigative science writer who provided the first in-depth description of medical studies showing that exposure to microwave radiation poses a significant health hazard] published a book called The Zapping of America;
- in 1985, the late Dr. Robert O. Becker (twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on cellular dedifferentiation and re-differentiation in the healing process) wrote The Body Electric, and later published Cross Currents: The Perils of Electropollution,The Promise of Electromedicine in 1990; in 1995 (and again later in 2007),
- [In 2007], B. Blake Levitt, author and researcher, published Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer’s Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves.
Since then there have been a slew of other books and documentary movies put out on the subject. And the list goes on and on. Dr. Leif Stafford, Swedish neuro-oncologist, has called this wireless rollout “the largest biological experiment ever.” 1
And Dr. Robert O. Becker wrote in 1985 that ‘The dangers of electropollution are real and well documented. It changes, often pathologically, every biological system [emphasis added]. What we don`t know is exactly how serious these changes are, for how many people. The longer we as a society, put off a search for that knowledge, the greater the damage is likely to be and the harder it will be to correct. (p. 304) ‘2
And finally, Dr. Martin Pall, PhD, and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University has stated recently that “Putting in tens of millions of 5G antennae without a single biological test of safety has got to be about the stupidest idea anyone has had in the history of the world.” 3
The BioInitiative
In 2007, a report titled the BioInitiative was published, it was republished again in 2012, and there have been ongoing updates between 2014 and 2019. Its website states that the BioInitiative 2012 Report has been prepared by 29 authors from ten countries, ten holding medical degrees (MDs), 21 PhDs, and three MsC, MA or MPHs. Among the authors are three former presidents of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, and five full members of (this society) BEMS. 4 These are highly respected scientists coming from some of the world’s most respected universities and institutes. 5
The BioInitiative further warns… that evidence for risks to health has substantially increased since 2007 from electromagnetic fields and wireless technologies (radiofrequency radiation). The Report reviews over 1800 new scientific studies…. Health topics include damage to DNA and genes, effects on memory, learning, behavior, attention, sleep disruption, cancer and neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. New safety standards are urgently needed for protection against EMF and wireless exposures that now appear everywhere in daily life. 6 See more scientific research here. ” [end quote from article by Paul Doyon]
Arthur Firstenberg is a scientist and journalist. For the past thirty-eight years he has been a researcher, consultant, and lecturer on the health and environmental effects of electromagnetic radiation. In his 2017 book, The Invisible Rainbow Firstenberg makes a compelling case that many environmental problems, as well as the major diseases of industrialized civilization?heart disease, diabetes, and cancer?are related to electrical pollution. His book Includes the effects the 5G rollout will have on all of us. A recent article expands.
Dr Martin Pall, Phd’s article of Dec 17, 2019, http://coeursdehs.fr/pr-martin-pall-massive-predicted-effects-of-5g-in-the-context-of-safety-guideline-failures/ spells out the threat:
“Given the high pulsation level for 5G radiation, even short exposures may well produce severe biological effects. In addition to this, the finding that 5G systems involve output power sometimes like 30 times higher output than did previous systems, we have a strong argument for disaster (Human exposure to RF fields in 5G downlink, Nasim, S Kim – arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.03683, 2017 – arxiv.org). What does Dr. Pall see as predictable effects? These include:
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- Massive [negative] impacts on male reproduction
- Universal or near universal very early onset Alzheimer’s dementias .
- Universal or near universal autism.
- Very high levels of germ line mutations
It is my (Dr. Pall’s) opinion that it is an atrocity of almost unbelievable proportions that no such tests have been done. All of this argues that 5G presents threats of the sort that we have never seen before – multiple imminent existential threats to our survival.”
In another article, Dr. Pall writes:
“The European Commission has done nothing to protect European citizens from the very serious health hazards and the U.S. FDA, EPA, and National Cancer Institute have done nothing to protect U.S. citizens. The U.S. FCC has been worse than that, acting in wanton disregard for our health.”
How Other MDs See the Risk
Excerpts from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, July 18, 2019, medically reviewed by David E. Kozono, MD, PhD. Author unidentified.
“Does WiFi impact my health?
When your WiFi router transmits data, it emits EMFs that the body can absorb. The greater the distance you put between yourself and your router, the less radiation your body encounters…
The amount of radiation absorbed from a wireless router is minor compared to the EMFs transmitted from taking a call on a cellphone. Your cellphone exposes the area of the body to which it is held (the ear or head) to the energy given from EMFs and other factors…
Despite low-frequency EMFs being classified as possibly carcinogenic, researchers have not observed a direct connection between these devices and cancer. The best way to protect yourself from radiation emissions from routers and electronic devices is to minimize exposure.” [end quotes]
This is inconclusive at best, actually misleading. Just because the direct connection has not been observed in published articles or presentations this doctor has read or seen, does not mean it does not happen. It may mean it needs to be researched more fully and made more public. Here is an excellent presentation from 2015 given by Dr Devra Davis, an internationally recognized expert on electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones and other wireless transmitting devices.
Your take home: conventional medical science, overlooking the research that has been done, won’t claim to know how EMFs from 5G impact us. As a result “We are flying blind,” as Senator Blumenthal put it.
Conclusion
The risks of electromagnetic frequency pollution have been studied by reputable scientists. Since 1985, 45 years ago, there has been a call for further research to determine safety guidelines for the general public regarding EMFs. These have not yet been determined. Now we see a high correlation between those places that have a high incidence of Covid-19 infections and the places where 5G has been launched.
Deliberately using select electromagnetic frequencies for wellbeing to improve brainwave patterns has great potential for good. There is also a potential for devastating health consequences when high frequency electromagnetic radio and microwave radiation are used inappropriately in the telecommunications industry. This must be researched further and as soon as possible.
It is up to aware medical doctors, researchers, and consumers to demand more research on the health effects of 5G before it is rolled out in our communities where we live, raise our children, and work. An active, aware, well-informed group may also need to call for the shutdown of 5G where it has been employed.
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Notes:
1Blank, M. (April 12th, 2014). “Your cellphone is killing you: What people don’t want you to know about electromagnetic fields.” Salon. https://www.salon.com/2014/04/12/your_cellphone_is_killing_you_what_people_dont_want_you_to_know_about_electromagnetic_fields/
2Becker, R.O. (1985). The Body Electric. New York: Quill.
3Walia, A. (Feb. 19th, 2019). “5G Is The ‘Stupidest Idea in The History of The World’- Washington State Biochemistry/Medical Science Prof.” Collective Evolution. https://www.collective-evolution.com/2019/02/19/5g-is-the-stupidest-idea-in-the-history-of-the-world-washington-state-biochemistrymedical-science-prof/
4The BioInitiative. (2007, 2012). https://bioinitiative.org/
5The BioInitiative: Participants. (2007, 2012). https://bioinitiative.org/participants/
6The BioInitiative: Press Release. (2007, 2012). https://bioinitiative.org/media/press-releases/
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Thanks, Emma, for this cogent presentation. Appreciate!
How do we stop the roll out of 5g? Were do we go from here?
Mary
Mary, I don’t know the full answer to your question. A good start is to educate your state senators about the risks of 5G and the need for more independent studies on health risks. Educate others. Inspire them also to contact state senators with grounded information from reputable sources.
It is a War of the Wires. Safe, fast telecommunications are wired. Mobil devices and wireless should meet safe limits. You can find out how the Public has been mislead and what they need to do to reclaim safe internet at Irregulators.com and .org . You can find the solution from https://scientists4wiredtech.com/
Find out more at my website https://reject5g.info/the-5g-bait-switch/
Thank you, Lu…very much appreciate your sharing of other sources of information!
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Emma, 5G is a technology NOT a frequency. 5G is not exclusive to the MMW frequencies (24GHz-100GHz). 5G technology has been rolled out worldwide in sub-6GHz frequencies (in Switzerland where I live in the 700MHz and 3.5GHz frequency bands). See this excellent DoD document: STUDY: The 5G Ecosystem : Risks and Opportunities for DoD – Defense Innovation Board April 2019 https://media.defense.gov/2019/Apr/03/2002109302/-1/-1/0/DIB_5G_STUDY_04.03.19.PDF – it has great summary charts of the 5G spectrum and worldwide rollout.
Are you aware that 5G MU-MIMO routers have been in use in peoples homes for years? You can order them on amazon.com. 6G routers, which can handle up to 100 devices simultaneously (think IoT) have just been released.
All RFR (radio frequency radiation) is biologically toxic, no matter the tech used. That includes all the wireless devices that most people take for granted and use on a daily basis.
Dear Ms. Bragdon: Thanks very much for your well-researched and fairly balanced article about the potential corrolation of 5G with the Covid-19 virus. I’m not convinced that all the deaths from this influenza outbreak are a specific new corona virus; there are many that infect us from year to year, and as I understand it the tests are as yet accurate enough to identify this specific virus. The hospitals get a higher payback from Medicare if the cause of death is attributed to (or even thought to be!) this Covid -19, and even more money if a ventilator is deployed. (There’s the financial factor.) As for 5G technology, most of what is out there now is hype by the telecoms to increase their share price and get their customers to sign on for the next big thing. They are increasing the ability of their systems to transmit more data by utilizing previously underused portions of the spectrum near or below the segments now used for 4G. Future use of the millimeter wave bands (24, 28 and 37 Ghz) may be in beta testing now in a few select urban locations but the equipment to utilize the bands in this much higher frequency are not commonly available. The systems are very expensive, not yet reliable and there is no practical business reason for them to be deployed en masse yet. It’s also good to understand that although there are plenty of so-called corona virus outbreaks in Canada and France, neither country has any 5G installed. This disproves the corrolation, but I wholeheartedly agree that ALL electromagnetic radiation affects all biological systems, as does Dr. Pall, and as such will damage cells and create an immune response. As an electromagnetic radiation specialist candidate studying with the Institute of Building Biology and Ecology I try to make sure we all understand what is happening with the current technology.
thank you, Sebastian. I really appreciate your sharing your knowledge with us!