I grant this work to the public domain. I finally decided to supplement my original article to include mention of 5G mobile networking technology. In short, the same issues apply to 5G as are covered by the original article. Some of the frequencies are higher but the same math applies. For example, if I said that visible light is roughly 200,000 times the frequency and that much more energetic than microwave radiation, originally calculating based on 2-3 GHz frequencies, then 5G frequencies, which only reach 25-39 GHz, are still 20,000 times lower than visible light. So, why not fear visible light?
There are other factors that make these higher frequencies even less of a concern. As the frequency goes up, the ability to penetrate goes down. The higher frequencies are more reduced along their path by obstructions, such as trees, buildings, and other things. Frequencies that penetrate more and travel further are lower frequencies, not higher frequencies. You can easily pick up an AM radio station fifty or a hundred miles away, but a 4G cell tower really needs to be on the order of a few miles away. In the higher 5G frequencies it will not even be practical to deploy them in rural areas at this time, because the cell towers would need to be placed every several hundred feet. They will mainly be deployed in urban areas, currently now starting in large meeting spaces, like stadiums and convention centers. The power will be the same, 10-20 Watts, but will have a more difficult time reaching you.
Note that I keep saying "some of the frequencies are higher." When you hear about 5G being promoted, or the late-model cellphones supporting it, this is mainly about protocols and frequency spectrum allocation in the same frequency range as current 4G LTE. "5G" stands for "5th Generation." Just because you have "5G" service does not mean it is operating in the millimeter wave spectrum of 25-39 GHz.
You know that visible light, on the order of 20,000 times the frequency of the highest 5G frequencies, doesn't penetrate much more than skin deep. Sunburn from ultraviolet radiation only burns your skin, not your muscles, organs, or bones. And what can block visible light? Just about anything, even a sheet of paper, a layer of paint, or, for the case of ultraviolet radiation, a thin layer of sunscreen lotion on your skin. So, as the frequency goes up, you would think that people in fear would be less in fear. But now 5G misinformation and conspiracy theories are out of control, raised to the level of superstition, based on story tales found on the internet.
Are these people in fear getting sick? Of course they are. See Part II of my original article.
I grant this work to the public domain.