People are burning down 5G cell phone towers over coronavirus conspiracy theories. And in some cases, they're burning down 4G towers by mistake.

Its worth mentioning that some countries have halted roll out of 5G until there has been more research into the health implications of 5G. A recent italian study on rats found that when they subjected rats with a radiofrequency of 1.8Ghz at 50 v/m (volts per meter) it resulted in higher rates of cancer, tumor growth, insomnia etc.

Many EU countries have strict radiation restrictions on masts of up to 6 v/m, for 5G to cover an effective distance it is planned to operate between 14.5 v/m and 41.5vm. Exposure to EMF would be far higher than the 6v/m standard, if 5G were to operate at 6 v/m you would need masts every hundred or so meters.

There is talk about 5G smart masts which would essentially target the user, what effect this has on EMF though I don't know. Perhaps the plan would be to lower v/m by having 5G tightbeam to devices rather than swamp an entire area with a high EMF.

TL;DR radiation is not a conspiracy theory.

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