Wuhan Chronicles #2

Hidden in Plain Sight: the G5/COVID Connection

Drive down any main road and soon you will pass one of the ubiquitous cellphone towers that dot the landscape. They connect us to the news, TV shows, movies and each other. They seem harmless enough. However, it is not a coincidence that in November 2019, Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic, was the first to have installed a city wide 5G network, one of the largest 5 G networks in the world. This post will support the notion that these seemingly innocuous towers increase your risks for COVID-19 and other viral illness.

According to Dr Magda Havas, correlations exist between 5G coverage and COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States. She found that the number of cases and deaths per million were significantly higher for cases (p=.02) and deaths (p=.05) in states with 5G compared to those with no 5G. More specifically, the average number of cases in 5G states was 2,584 per million, the average deaths 128 per million. The average number of cases in non 5G states was 1,324 per million, the average deaths, 57 per million. As of April 22, 2020, COVID-19 cases per million were 95% higher and COVID-19 deaths per million were 126% higher in states with 5G compared to states with no 5 G.  

Applying the above case data to California, population 30,000,000, the number of cases would be 77,520 (30X2,584).  If California were a non 5G state, the number of cases would be 39,720 (30X1,324). This suggests that there were about 37,800 more cases in a 5G state like California than if California were a non 5G state.  

Applying the above death data to California, total COVID-19 deaths for one year would be 3,810 (30X128). If California were a non 5G state, the deaths would average 1,710 (30X57). This amounts to 2100 more deaths associated with 5G.

The following paper, ”COVID-19 Attributed Cases and Deaths are Statistically Higher in States and Counties with 5^th Generation Millimeter Wave Wireless Telecommunications in the United States,” was published in the April 12, 2021 edition of the Medical Research Archives. The authors examined COVID-19 cases in relationship to 5G, population density, and air quality. Here is the abstract of that paper:

5G mmW (millimeter wave) index was a statistically significant factor for the higher case and rates in all three analyses, while population density, air quality and latitude were significant for  only one  or  two  of  the analyses. For state averages, cases per million were 79% higher (p= 0.012), deaths per million were 94% higher (p = 0.049), cases per test were 68% higher (p = 0.003) and deaths per test were 81% higher (p = 0.025) for states with vs. without 5GmmW. For county averages cases per million were 87% higher (p = 0.005) and deaths per million were 165% higher (p= 0.012) for counties with vs. without 5GmmW. While higher population density contributed to the higher mean case and death rates in the mmW states and counties, exposure to mmW had about the same impact as higher density of mmW states on mean case and death rates and about three times as much impact as higher density for mmW counties on mean case and death rates. Based on multiple linear regression, if there was no mmW exposure, case and death rates would be 18-30% lower for 5G mmW states and 39-57% lower for 5G mmW counties.

The mechanism–should this be a causal relationship–may relate to changes in blood chemistry, oxidative stress, an impaired immune response, an altered cardiovascular and/or neurological response.

So, again, exposure to 5G mmW technology is significantly associated with  higher  COVID-19  case  and  death  rates in the  U.S.A.

Note how the authors do not equate correlation with causation. They offer several plausible explanations if a causal relationship were to be established.

An article published in the Spring of 2020 in Spain reported on the evolving relationship between 5G and COVID-19 cases in Europe, as the G5 build out continued. San Marino, the first state in Europe to have 5G had four times the number of COVID-19 cases than Italy, and 27 times the number of cases as Croatia, which had no 5G at the time. Spain and Italy, which had 5G, had 2.4 times more cases of COVID-19 than Portugal and Greece which did not have 5G at the time.

The study authors bemoan the fact that this highly significant information is totally ignored by the press and the government. Here is a translation of part of the introduction of the paper into English.

In Spain, no media has echoed the scientific studies on the subject, nor posed any questions to the Government in the daily press conferences that it holds to account for the state of the situation. Neither has it been, or has it not emerged that the team of scientists who advises the Spanish government has made any statement in this regard. It is common sense that being able to demonstrate this correlation would be very important information to contribute to the knowledge and solution to the problem.

Such a policy of official indifference is not surprising given that the media and the government are captured by the telecommunications industry.  

Correlation by itself is not causation, but as will shortly be demonstrated electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) increase vulnerability to viral infections, any viral infection, including COVID-19.  Correlation in this case is causation.  

Here are three seemingly unrelated facts. First, calcium ions facilitate the replication cycle of viruses. Second, calcium channel blockers, medicines used to control high blood pressure, improved mortality and reduced the need for mechanical ventilation in elderly adults diagnosed with COVID-19. Third, Electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) activate (open) calcium channels. Each fact, taken alone might generate an “Oh, that is interesting.” Taken together they warrant a collective “Oh My God!”  

Fact 1:Calcium ions facilitate viral infections.

When COVID-19 came to our shores, a flurry of videos appeared blaming EMFs, specifically 5G, for the virus. Soon thereafter, according to the April 24, 2020 edition of The New Yorker, citizens burned or destroyed more than 20 5G cell phone towers in England. However, 5G does not cause COVID-19. It does facilitate the spread of the virus, or other viruses for that matter. Let’s examine the biological evidence. While the following is somewhat technical the reader is encouraged to plow though it. Your health and the heath of your family and community are at stake.

The first barrier against the invasion of viruses is the cell plasma membrane. This is a double layer of fat that constitutes the cell wall. This membrane has openings or channels that allow movement of substances into and out of the cell. Imagine a cell plasma membrane as a semi permeable wall around a city that interacts with the surrounding countryside via different types of channels. The channels have different gates to control the flow of a variety of substances into and out of the cell. They regulate input and output as well as functions within this “city” and its environment.

Now imagine that those gates open and close via electric motors. This is one way to conceptualize voltage gated calcium channels. These channels are normally closed, but when subjected to minute voltages they open, allowing the higher concentrations of calcium outside the cells to transit into the cells. Voltage gated calcium channels facilitate communication within the cell and between the cell and its surrounding environment. The strength of the voltage determines the number of calcium ions going through the channel, thus regulating activities in the cell.  Calcium channel blockers block voltage gated calcium channels. For example, they reduce the calcium flow into heart cells, thereby reducing the excitation of the heart muscle. This reduces the force of contraction. Also, when the cells depolarize, that is, when they fire, the calcium channel blockers also relax the endothelium of the arteries. While calcium causes the muscular linings of blood vessels to contract, blocking calcium causes them to relax. So, the heart slows down and the resistance to the flow of the blood is reduced in the arteries. The result is lower blood pressure.

The authors of a 2009 article in Cell write, “Calcium ions play a role in almost every step in the virus replication cycle.” Calcium is essential for virus entry, replication, and release from cells.” Calcium channels are the routes by which viruses enter the cell. One of the strategies viruses use is to open (activate) voltage gated calcium channels. This facilitates the infection process while increasing the likelihood of viral spread and the death of the host cells.  Scientists have known for some time that calcium channel blockers exhibit antiviral properties. Verapamil, a calcium channel blocker has been known to inhibit influenza A virus infectivity. Several studies have found that calcium channel blockers reduce infectivity and severity of COVID-19. Here is one such study.

Fact 2: Calcium channel blockers improved mortality and lessened the need for mechanical ventilation in elderly adults diagnosed with COVID-19.

In a May 12^th, 2020, article in Cureus, Dr Isaac Solaimanzadeh demonstrates the effectiveness of calcium channel blockers in treating COVID-19. (Calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate is associated with reduced case fatality rate of COVID-19 patients with hypertension) The authors retrospectively reviewed outcomes with elderly COVID-19 patients, some of whom had been taking calcium channel blockers, and some who weren’t.  Twenty-four of the patients in the calcium channel blocker group (CCB) had been taking one of two calcium channel blockers, nifedipine or amlodipine. Forty-one in the control group (non-CCB) had not received any calcium channel blockers. In the CCB patients, 12 survived (50%) and 12 (50%) died. In the non-CCB patients six survived (14.6%) and 35 (85.4%) died. Four percent of the CCB group required intubation while 39 percent of the non-CCB group required it. These results were highly significant for both CCB groups, p=.0036 and p=.0026. Solaimanzadeh concludes, “Calcium channel blockers were significantly associated with improved mortality and a decreased risk for mechanical ventilation in these patients.” They reduced viral load by restricting entry of calcium into the cells. The implication is that calcium channel blockers may reduce symptoms. They may even be a treatment option.

Fact 3: Electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) activate (open) calcium channels. Dr. Martin Pall, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University states that over 20,000 scientific publications have reported substantial biological effects from EMF exposures that are currently well within safety standards as defined by the Federal Communications Commission. These effects are due to the opening of calcium channels. Here is a talk he gave that summarizes his discoveries. For more detailed references read his seminal article entitled Electromagnetic radiation fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects. Effects include male and female infertility; lowered melatonin/sleep disruption; cardiac changes; and diverse neuropsychiatric effects. He states that among other biological effects, EMFs activate voltage gated calcium channels by oscillating free ions on both sides of the plasma membrane. Dr Pall is the first to provide a comprehensive biological explanation how nonthermal EMFs, heretofore presumed to contain insufficient energy to affect cells, produce these effects. Minute voltage from the electromagnetic radiation passing through the body causes the voltage gates to open, effectively amplifying the effects. When an informed public demands it, extensive recalibration for safe industry standards will be necessary. 

To summarize, both viruses and EMFs synergistically activate (open) voltage gated calcium channels, facilitating viral entry into human cells. Calcium channel blockers inhibit this process. As the build out of 5G continues apace, we can assume that EMF levels have never been higher. Research to quantify the effects of EMF on virus infectivity and severity is needed.

Once the infection is established, how else could EMFs affect health?

The EMF-viral connection is just one of many links about which the public has little awareness. It is beyond the scope of this paper to deal with these issues in any depth. Suffice it to say multiple sources have reported deleterious effects of EMFs on the antioxidant defense system. Examples include 5.3 fold increased risk of glioblastoma, increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, increased risk of male infertility,  fetal abnormalities and spontaneous abortions in pregnant women.

As EMFs increasingly dominate our airwaves, homosapiens (Latin for wise man) will be able to download movies in just seconds. Meanwhile, EMFs are likely contributing to the spread of COVID-19, the flu, respiratory infections leading to pneumonia and numerous other diseases.  Interestingly, according to the CDC the number of people who tested positive for the flu virus in 2019 had never been higher (flu shots notwithstanding).

Our species is promoting the proliferation of EMFs throughout the world.  Still, individuals may be able to reduce the chance of getting viruses by minimizing their exposure to EMFs.

Dr. Pall said it best. “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.”