Radio waves and health
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What governmental authorities and international expert groups say about the safety of 5G
- “Therefore, following all the existing recommendations, the deployment of 5G networks will not have a negative effect on people’s health". European Commission
- “5G mobile networks DO NOT spread COVID-19”. World Health Organization (WHO)
- “No scientific basis between 5G and COVID-19”. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
- "The most important thing for people to remember is that 5G technologies will not be able to cause harm when these new guidelines are adhered to". ICNIRP
- “The strict and safe exposure limits for electromagnetic fields recommended at EU level apply for all frequency bands currently envisaged for 5G”. European Commission.
- “Contrary to some claims, there are no established health effects from the radio waves that the 5G network uses” ARPANSA (Australia)
- “The current Canadian limits already cover the frequency ranges that will be used by 5G devices and antenna installations” Government of Canada
- “The ICNIRP guidelines apply to frequencies up to 300 GHz and cover exposures arising from new 5G base stations as well as older technologies” Public Health England
- “With the knowledge we have today, there is no need to worry that 5G is hazardous to health” DSA (Norway, in Norwegian)
- "The radiation safety of the 5G mobile network, as in previous networks (2G, 3G, 4G) is ensured by the radiation legislation” STUK (Finland, in Finnish/Swedish)
- “Based on today´s knowledge of radio frequency electromagnetic fields, researchers do not see that 5G and the specific frequencies used would pose a health risk” The Public Health Agency of Sweden (in Swedish)
- “The currently available scientific evidence makes it extremely unlikely that there will be any adverse effects on human or environmental health.” The Government of New Zealand
- “No health effects have been proven at levels below the ICNIRP guidelines for members of the public, as such no consequences for public health are expected from the use of 5G”. Ireland´s Environmental Protection Agency
- “At this time, there has been very little research showing that the RF waves used in 5G networks are any more (or less) of a concern than the other RF wavelengths used in cellular communication”. American Cancer Society
More information from the World Health Organization (WHO) about 5G mobile networks and Health - Follow this link