{"id":1007,"asset_id":1299,"title":"Evidence for a connection between coronavirus disease-19 and exposure to radiofrequency radiation from wireless communications including 5G","alias":"evidence-for-a-connection-between-coronavirus-disease-19-and-exposure-to-radiofrequency-radiation-from-wireless-communications-including-5g","introtext":"<header class=\"ncbi-header\" role=\"banner\" data-section=\"Header\">\r\n<div class=\"usa-grid\">\r\n<div class=\"usa-width-one-whole\">\r\n<div class=\"ncbi-popup-anchor\">\r\n<div id=\"account_popup\" class=\"ncbi-popup account-popup\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<div class=\"account-links\"><img src=\"images\/image_2022-01-24_054844.png\" alt=\"image_2022-01-24_054844.png\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"account-links\">&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"account-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\" class=\"pubmed-logo\" aria-label=\"Pubmed Logo\" data-ga-category=\"featured_link\" data-ga-action=\"pubmed_logo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8a5a49bc-b0c1-4017-a5b0-64fbd54ff245\/core\/images\/pubmed-logo-blue.svg\" alt=\"pubmed logo\" width=\"274\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div id=\"article-page\" class=\"article-page\" data-article-pmid=\"34778597\">\r\n<aside class=\"page-sidebar\">\r\n<div class=\"inner-wrap\"><nav class=\"page-navigator\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Page navigation\">\r\n<h1 class=\"heading-title\">Evidence for a connection between coronavirus disease-19 and exposure to radiofrequency radiation from wireless communications including 5G<\/h1>\r\n<\/nav><\/div>\r\n<\/aside>\r\n<header id=\"heading\" class=\"heading\">\r\n<div id=\"full-view-heading\" class=\"full-view\">\r\n<div class=\"inline-authors\">\r\n<div class=\"authors\">\r\n<div class=\"authors-list\"><span class=\"authors-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Rubik+B&amp;cauthor_id=34778597\" class=\"full-name\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Beverly Rubik\">Beverly Rubik<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34778597\/#affiliation-1\" class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Mind-Body Medicine, College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, Saybrook University, Pasadena CA, USA.\">1<\/a><span class=\"author-sup-separator\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34778597\/#affiliation-2\" class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Institute for Frontier Science, Oakland, CA, USA.\">2<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Brown+RR&amp;cauthor_id=34778597\" class=\"full-name\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Robert R Brown\">Robert R Brown<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34778597\/#affiliation-3\" class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Radiology, Hamot Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Erie, PA; Radiology Partners, Phoenix, AZ, USA.\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\r\n","fulltext":"\r\n<div class=\"authors-list\">\r\n<div id=\"abstract\" class=\"abstract\">\r\n<h2 class=\"title\">Abstract<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"enc-abstract\" class=\"abstract-content selected\">\r\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Background and aim:&nbsp;<\/strong>Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) public health policy has focused on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus and its effects on human health while environmental factors have been largely ignored. In considering the epidemiological triad (agent-host-environment) applicable to all disease, we investigated a possible environmental factor in the COVID-19 pandemic: ambient radiofrequency radiation from wireless communication systems including microwaves and millimeter waves. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, surfaced in Wuhan, China shortly after the implementation of city-wide (fifth generation [5G<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32576739\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32576739\/<\/a>\" class=\"docsum-title\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 113, 188); text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; outline-offset: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 2.4rem;\" data-ga-category=\"similar_article\" data-ga-action=\"32576739\" data-ga-label=\"\"&gt;IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation-COMAR Technical Information Statement: Health and Safety Issues Concerning Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Energy from 5G Wireless Communications Networks.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"docsum-citation full-citation\"><span class=\"docsum-authors full-authors\">Bushberg JT, Chou CK, Foster KR, Kavet R, Maxson DP, Tell RA, Ziskin MC.<\/span><span class=\"docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation\">Health Phys. 2020 Aug;119(2):236-246. doi: 10.1097\/HP.0000000000001301.<\/span><span class=\"citation-part\">PMID:&nbsp;<span class=\"docsum-pmid\">32576739<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"free-resources spaced-citation-item citation-part\">Free PMC article.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"full-docsum\">\r\n<div class=\"docsum-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34033342\/\" class=\"docsum-title\" data-ga-category=\"similar_article\" data-ga-action=\"34033342\" data-ga-label>Emerging Variants of SARS-CoV-2 And Novel Therapeutics Against Coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/a>\r\n<div class=\"docsum-citation full-citation\"><span class=\"docsum-authors full-authors\">Aleem A, Akbar Samad AB, Slenker AK.<\/span><span class=\"docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation\"><span class=\"docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation\">2022 Jan 5. 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In: StatPearls [Internet<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33377359\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33377359\/<\/a>\" class=\"docsum-title\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 113, 188); text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; outline-offset: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 2.4rem;\" data-ga-category=\"similar_article\" data-ga-action=\"33377359\" data-ga-label=\"\"&gt;The British variant of the new coronavirus-19 (Sars-Cov-2) should not create a vaccine problem.<\/span><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"docsum-citation full-citation\"><span class=\"docsum-authors full-authors\">Conti P, Caraffa A, Gallenga CE, Kritas SK, Frydas I, Younes A, Di Emidio P, Tet\u00e8 G, Pregliasco F, Ronconi G.<\/span><span class=\"docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation\">J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2021 Jan-Feb;35(1):1-4. doi: 10.23812\/21-3-E.<\/span><span class=\"citation-part\">PMID:&nbsp;<span class=\"docsum-pmid\">33377359<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"full-docsum\">\r\n<div class=\"docsum-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34283506\/\" class=\"docsum-title\" data-ga-category=\"similar_article\" data-ga-action=\"34283506\" data-ga-label>Best Practices For Administering Monoclonal Antibody Therapy For Coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/a>\r\n<div class=\"docsum-citation full-citation\"><span class=\"docsum-authors full-authors\">Elsaghir H, Adnan G.<\/span><span class=\"docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation\">2021 Jun 30. 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