Children & vulnerable groups

My family experienced major mental and physical health issues when a smart meter was installed in our home. I did not realize until someone tipped me off after 15 months of children having muiltiple temper tantrums each week, major sleep issues, and serious immune issues (we stopped planning anything or doing any extracurriculars because we were almost always sick) every cold would turn into sinus/ear infections. The week it was switched for a non-communicating smart meter, my children all began to sleep significantly better. There have been exactly two temper tantrums since then (four years ago!). We get sick sometimes like normal people. Not constantly. And when we get sick we get better rather than having secondary infections or convalsecing as during our 15 months with a smart meter. Many people I have met in my work report similar problems resloved with the removal/covering of their smart meters.

The FCC's human exposure limits have not been updated since 1996 when people were using flip phones and many people like me didn't even have a cell phone yet. Cell phones today are like giant computers packed into a tiny powerful handheld devices and we have 5G cell towers, Smart meters, Smart appliances, watches and wearables, Ipods, etc This situation alone should be enough for HHS to dig into the decades of research on biological harm going all the way back to the 1970s from our own US military. We have never had an agency with any type of health expertise regulating this industry, Here is my story: In 2017, I was acutely injured by a Smart meter that was attached to my home without my knowledge or consent. One day I was a perfectly normal healthy person, and the next day I had all these strange and serious symptoms like headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations, inability to sleep, constant fatigue, increased gut and joint pain, terrible tinnitus, and overwhelming anxiety for no reason at all. I felt like I was being physically and mentally tortured whenever I was in my own house. The acute symptoms subsided when I was able to opt-out and get the Smart meter removed from my home, but the chronic symptoms persist to this day and I deal with most of these (tinnitus, dizziness, terrible fatigue, poor sleep, daily gut and joint pain, and high blood sugar readings despite daily exercise and my low carb, low sugar Paleo diet) every day and they increased even more when the highspeed fiberoptics were laid under the streets and the 5G cell towers erected above ground in my neighborhood during Covid. I have 185 cell towers and antennas within a 3 mile radius of my home and surrounded on all sides in my neighborhood by close range 4G/5G cell towers 1/3 mile away from my house. Even though I had my Smart meter removed when I was injured in 2017, the Smart meters on all my neighbor's homes on the 1/4 acre lots surrounding me are all emitting pulsing radiation 24/7. Even though I am hardwired through my cable lines and connections and the ethernet cords and adaptors throughout my house, I am still exposed to all the wireless radiation coming from my neighbor's Wi-Fi routers. Even though I had an electrician install three switches connected to my electric box so I could turn off all the electricity to my bedroom at night, I am still being adversely affected by the EMFs coming from the high voltage power lines going right through the center of my village two blocks from my house. You see because of the ubiquitous nature of wireless radiation today, I am being forced to live in a toxic soup of microwave radiation 24/7 that is causing oxidative stress to every cell of my body and causing all kinds of harmful health effects that destroy my quality of life, increase my risk of cancer, and reduce my life expectancy. These are all involuntary exposures with NO informed consent for me or my family members who are also being adversely affected even though they don't feel the harm like I do. In addition, every time I go into public places like my schools, my church, retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, my local coffee shop, and especially airports when I have to fly, I am being blasted by both public WiFi and cell phone radiation coming from all the people scrolling and searching on their cell phones all around me (not to mention all the cell towers surrounding the buildings).. It's very hard for me to even stand in line at the store these days with people on either side of me and how powerful the new cell phones are. I am urging you to please consider the ubiquitous nature of all of these sources of wireless radiation (cell towers, Smart meters, cell phones, WiFi routers, Smart TVs and appliances, watches and wearables, Air pods and Smart devices, electric vehicles and charging stations, solar panels, and now monstrous AI Data Centers) and how they are exposing us to a toxic soup of microwave radiation 24/7 that we can't escape from anywhere anymore. Please use my personal experience and the thousands more you will receive along with the 10,000 pages of scientific studies of evidence of biological harm to humans and the environment to update the FCC's RF radiation exposure limits. This is the biggest environmental toxin we are facing in America right now and contributes to all of the chronic diseases that are destroying our children and bankrupting our nation (diabetes and obesity, infertility, dementia and Alzheimers, Autoimmune disease, Autism Allergies and ADD, Cancer). This is also national security threat and must be halted until new, real safety controls and updated human and environmental exposure limits are enacted and put in place. Thank you for urgent attention and action on this long overdue threat to American health, happiness, and liberty. I'm grateful RFK Jr is in charge of Health for all Americans and all our children because I know he cares and things are finally going to change!!

Public Comment to HHS on RF/Wireless Radiation To the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), My name is Lisa Hildwine, and I am submitting this public comment to urge HHS to urgently and independently evaluate the potential adverse health and environmental effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation, commonly referred to as wireless radiation. I appreciate HHS opening this comment period and taking a leadership role in an issue that directly affects public health. For too long, the health questions surrounding RF exposure have been treated primarily as a communications issue. In my view, this is not only about technology and spectrum management—it is about medicine, biology, neurology, cardiology, and public health, and it requires HHS-level attention. Family health impacts and why I am concerned I am writing as a family member who has witnessed severe and escalating medical and neurological events that I believe warrant urgent investigation for possible links to RF/wireless exposure. Beginning in 2017, my son experienced serious health and neurological changes across multiple settings including home, jail, and hospital. These concerns worsened significantly in 2026. In 2026, my son had ER visits and inpatient diagnostics at two hospitals (September 2026). During this period, there were events consistent with severe neurological compromise, including stroke-like symptoms and behavior that was profoundly out of character for him. There were also concerns for a possible cardiac event. Additionally, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) was documented on MRI, without any known external physical incident that would explain the injury. I understand that a personal experience does not prove causation. However, I also know that public health agencies have a duty to investigate credible reports and patterns—especially when exposures are widespread, increasing, and often unavoidable. Targeting, harassment, and the need to evaluate real-world exposure conditions I also have documented concerns about harassment and targeting beginning in 2016. I am asking HHS to recognize that “real-world exposure” is not always a simple consumer-choice scenario. Some individuals may face conditions that involve coercion, abuse, surveillance technologies, and an inability to escape exposure, particularly when they are in controlled environments. High-risk populations: incarcerated people and trafficked individuals I am especially concerned about populations who have little to no ability to reduce RF exposure or leave the environment, including: Incarcerated people Trafficked individuals and others under coercive control These groups may face higher exposure, limited medical advocacy, barriers to documentation, and reduced access to independent evaluation. If RF/wireless exposure can contribute to neurological or cardiovascular events, then these populations may be disproportionately harmed and least able to be protected. Additional note: congressional request for documentation I also note that Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (Florida’s 13th District) has requested that I submit documentation regarding these concerns. I am including this statement here to underscore that these issues are being raised not only by individual families, but also through constituent communications with elected officials. Closing Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I urge HHS to approach RF/wireless radiation as a public health issue requiring urgency, scientific integrity, and compassion for families reporting harm. People need health agencies to listen, investigate, and act. Sincerely, Lisa Hildwine Tampa, Florida 808-398-8670
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Hello! I am sharing my story regarding the potential health effects of EMFs. My daughter was born in 2014 with a finger deformity — her thumb was split into two malformed parts, meaning she had six fingers on her left hand. At home, I kept the Wi-Fi router under the computer desk next to the sofa, and my usual spot was on the sofa right beside the router. I wasn't aware of the harmful effects of EMFs back then, but looking back now, I am quite certain that this was the cause of the deformity because I often sat right there on the sofa next to the router, reading books or watching TV. Otherwise, my daughter is a healthy and capable child; she plays sports and does well in school. I am also sharing a photo of her hand. In my opinion, there are far more malformation of digits among younger generations than there used to be. I have seen deformed fingers on several acquaintances. Personally, it seems to me that the incidence of these deformities has risen significantly, as they are increasingly visible in public settings, such as playgrounds, shops, and kindergartens.

I am extremely sensitive to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and wireless radiation. I can't do Facetime on an my I-Phone, because it feels like my face is burning. I can't talk to someone on the I-Phone for very long, because I can feel the radiation. It is very uncomfortable, even when the phone is 3 feet away. I don't even have one of the newer, bigger I-Phones, because I fear it might be stronger. My husband is not sensitive to these energies, but is very understanding, and let's me pull out the router before bed every night so that we are not bathing in WiFi. We were not able to get solar for our house, because of the EMFs/energy they emit. A couple of years ago, our town of Great Barrington, MA was threatened by the telecom companies. They wanted to put 5G small cell towers into our town (every 500 ft or something like that), even in front of schools where children are the most vulnerable. Please help us (all of us) prevent anything like that ever happening. Thank you for listening! Lori Deutsch

I am an elementary school teacher. I started having nervous system aggravation and tinnitus when cell towers were first being built in the bay area back in 2002. I left the bay area to move to the country where cell towers are not invading my health. My symptoms have decreased. In the past 15 years teachers have been experiencing a huge shift in students abilities to focus in the classroom. I have not met one teacher in the past 5 years who isn't having major issues with students being off task and unable to focus or remember two or even one-step directions. This massive change in students becoming so overly agitated while needing to apply 3 minutes of prolonged focus has become universal in schools. The media influence of students spending excessive hours being exposed to adult violent content on screens is changing how students relate to learning. That alone has caused a huge shift as students completely shut out all education to act disruptive and disrespectful like their heroes on tick-tock. I personally see children coming into school already in fight or flight, because of their overly stimulating busy lifestyle and exposure to wifi radiation. There are questions about the physical safety of the wireless radiation associated with computer use. Building Biology Specialist, Laura Markwardt BBEC, EMRS works to reduce electromagnetic radiation in buildings in order to make environments more healthy for inhabitants. She states that electromagnetic radiation has biological effects on cognition, mood, cardiovascular, and cell function. Laura states that the current FCC guidelines for radiation safety are outdated, arbitrary, and do not take into account the biological effects of the technology (Markwardt, L., 2023). Current legislation demands that the FCC reexamine their safety standards. The Federal Communications Commission was ordered to review their 5G safety standards. This must occur. The existing heat level standards are arbitrary as electromagnetic radiation can penetrate buildings and bodies. Electromatic radiation has more complex side effects than exposure to heat levels. As the technology is new it must be studied and regulated with concern for our children's health, it is a major concern that it is being pushed forward without adequate safety testing. If our regulatory agencies are going to support the use of 5G technology without proper safety data then it stands to reason that parents and teachers should be the ones to oppose children’s use of 5G until we have more information on the actual safety or lack thereof of such novel technologies. Studies of how media influences children’s mental capacities show that increased screen time for children at age 1 year is associated with developmental delays in communication and problem solving at ages 2-4 years old (Jama Network, 2023). The CDC recently changed their Developmental Milestones for children, which moved the developmental milestones to older ages (Real Clear Education, 2022). There is concern that they lowered the milestones and standards for language and that the change could cause developmental delays to go undetected. Could developmental delays be caused by wifi radiation? This must be examined. The best policy is to address developmental delays early with treatment options and learning interventions. Specialists are concerned that with the new lower CDC standards children that are in the 25 to 45 percentile are no longer in the developmental monitoring range causing them to go unnoticed and limiting the possibility to utilize early interventions (Solis-Moreira, J., 2022). Studies find that there is a correlation between heavy media use and moderate amounts of muscular pain and dysfunction. Length of screen time is related to severity of pain. The research suggests that children who are using computers and electronic games may adopt the types of sustained and awkward postures that are associated with musculoskeletal disorders in working adults. It also suggests that the physical demands of prolonged computer use could lead to adverse effects on child development including visual, neurological, and physical changes (NIH, 2002). Studies on the detrimental effects of media use on children’s eyes report that increased time on the computer causes children to develop myopia, which is nearsightedness. The studies reported that high levels of cell phone use is associated with about a 30% higher risk of myopia and when combined with prolonged computer use raised the risk factor of developing myopia to 80% in children (Science Daily, 2021). The infostructure that the cell towers support are causing mental, emotional, and physical harm to our children. This is an openly discussed fact amongst concerned teachers. We see the effects of this technology harming our students daily. We must test this technology against actual human health outcomes not overlays of unrelated data points of heat and human tolerance to heat levels.

I am submitting this comment in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Request for Information regarding Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I write as a former Defense employee and a concerned member of the public. Through my professional experience and personal observations, I have developed familiarity with both low-frequency and high-frequency signals and their potential effects on the human body. Low-frequency energy, such as intense bass vibrations, can produce whole-body vibration that some individuals report as capable of affecting cardiovascular function. High-frequency energy can produce thermal effects, including skin heating or burns. I have personally experienced localized burns on my arms and legs, as well as significant heating at the crown of the head, which I attribute to RF exposure.I am particularly concerned that the deployment of 6G technologies may intensify these exposures. Sensitive anatomical areas, such as the male genitalia—where relatively thin skin provides limited barrier protection—merit careful study regarding potential biological effects. The symptoms associated with what has been termed “Havana Syndrome,” experienced by U.S. personnel in Cuba, closely resemble effects that some members of the public, including myself, have reported: temporary cognitive impairment, difficulty concentrating or performing work, episodic motor limitations, and memory disruption.I respectfully urge HHS to thoroughly evaluate both public experiential reports and the existing body of scientific evidence; to identify critical gaps in current research; to give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations; and to establish clear federal research priorities addressing wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing this opportunity for individuals and families to contribute to the record. On side note, I strongly believe President Trumps Staff is is out performing many I have seen in the past. Thank you very much.

I am submitting this comment in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Request for Information regarding Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I write as a former Defense employee and a concerned member of the public. Through my professional experience and personal observations, I have developed familiarity with both low-frequency and high-frequency signals and their potential effects on the human body. Low-frequency energy, such as intense bass vibrations, can produce whole-body vibration that some individuals report as capable of affecting cardiovascular function. High-frequency energy can produce thermal effects, including skin heating or burns. I have personally experienced localized burns on my arms and legs, as well as significant heating at the crown of the head, which I attribute to RF exposure.I am particularly concerned that the deployment of 6G technologies may intensify these exposures. Sensitive anatomical areas, such as the male genitalia—where relatively thin skin provides limited barrier protection—merit careful study regarding potential biological effects. The symptoms associated with what has been termed “Havana Syndrome,” experienced by U.S. personnel in Cuba, closely resemble effects that some members of the public, including myself, have reported: temporary cognitive impairment, difficulty concentrating or performing work, episodic motor limitations, and memory disruption.I respectfully urge HHS to thoroughly evaluate both public experiential reports and the existing body of scientific evidence; to identify critical gaps in current research; to give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations; and to establish clear federal research priorities addressing wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing this opportunity for individuals and families to contribute to the record. On side note, I strongly believe President Trumps Staff is is out performing many I have seen in the past. Thank you very much.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a [patient, parent, family member, caregiver, healthcare professional, researcher, advocate, concerned member of the public, or other]. PERSONALIZE YOUR COMMENT HERE: Tell HHS how wireless radiation has affected you, your child, your family, or someone you care about. You may describe the source and duration of the exposure, health effects experienced, when they began, whether reducing exposure made a difference, and how these experiences have affected daily life. If you are an ally, describe why you support people affected by wireless radiation and why you believe HHS should address this issue. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard. *In the photo provided, that's right outside our house window. That's just one, there are plenty more in Killeen, Texas. I have not seen this many before in just one town. This needs to stop.

My name is Carrie Perez. My children and I are adversely affected by wireless radiation. In the presence of wireless radiation, we often experience pressure in our eyes/heads, a buzzing feeling in our bodies, heart pain or palpitations, a feeling of being stressed/anxious, ringing in the ears, trouble sleeping, restlessness, difficulty focusing, dizziness, digestive upset, and even headaches, body aches and flu-like symptoms. The variety of the frequency, strength and pulse of the signal can affect the severity of the symptoms. We have found that creating a ZERO RF HOME has removed the majority of these symptoms. We avoid high frequency environments as much as possible such as proximity to cell towers, places with strong Wi-Fi, and groups of people with active cell phones. Additionally, SMART METERS are a huge problem for us as they emit day & night and then do a "data dump" at 3 or 4am in the morning - waking us up as well as the majority of Americans. We purposefully choose to live where where the utility company allows us to "opt-out" of the smart opt-out and not be close to a neighbor with a communicating utility meter. Currently, we pay extra fees to "opt-out" of the smart meter. Additionally, the "opt-out" digital meter is still a horrible invasion of my privacy and creates dirty electricity (of which I have measured, before/after smart meter opt-out). To be clear, we are being FORCED to put technology on our homes that we do not want. Injuries from radio frequency exposure is nothing new. But greed and convenience have usurped common sense. I urge HHS to refute the self-serving safety claims from the communication industry and prioritize our health. The human brain operates from 2Hz up to 30/40Hz. Frequencies far outside this natural range cause world-wide negative health consequences. This is basic science that anyone can understand. I pray that humas who care will evaluate the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research and make meaningful changes.