{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2535","number":"2535","name":"Carolina Bourque","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-13T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-10T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment as an individual patient with a scientific background in biological sciences and as someone who has experienced a substantial decline in health and daily functioning accompanied by significant sensitivity to environmental stimuli. I respectfully ask HHS to include individuals with complex, multisystem conditions and reported electromagnetic sensitivity in its evaluation of potential health effects associated with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiofrequency (RF) radiation.\n\nBefore March 2021, I was healthy, physically active, employed full-time, and able to participate in farm work and normal daily activities without the limitations I experience today. Following an acute reaction to my first Moderna COVID-19 vaccination in March 2021, I developed persistent health problems involving autonomic dysfunction, heat intolerance, abnormal heart-rate responses, neurological symptoms, fatigue, and other multisystem complaints. Subsequent medical evaluations identified several conditions, including dysautonomia/POTS, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and small-fiber neuropathy confirmed by skin biopsy.\n\nI am not presenting this history as proof that electromagnetic exposure caused my illness. Rather, I am asking HHS to recognize the importance of investigating environmental factors that may aggravate symptoms in people with existing neurological, autonomic, or multisystem dysfunction.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2535","tags":["health-experiences","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"14614ae21b407b5e3e3e7751b6e2cfd0f9e10b7c5a9804d088c9b341d59325be","slug":"health-experiences-comment-2535","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2535","body_sha256":"1c9d365ebe40ade3c0c0e09d153453054b36a8273f557a6efe019d2b8bcbb446","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"ex, multisystem conditions and reported electromagnetic sensitivity in its evaluation of potential health effects associated wi"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"lerance, abnormal heart-rate responses, neurological symptoms, fatigue, and other multisystem complaints. Subseq"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"dysfunction, heat intolerance, abnormal heart-rate responses, neurological symptoms, fatigue, and other multis"},{"id":"research","evidence":"king HHS to recognize the importance of investigating environmental factors that may aggravate symptoms in people"}],"summary":"Describes multisystem illness and reported environmental sensitivity after a vaccination and asks HHS to investigate factors that may aggravate existing conditions, explicitly without claiming EMF caused the illness.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-14T13:55:48Z","review_method":"Source-based AI review of complete published comment bodies; exact evidence passages; attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"b078fdae414eb1be53b10873f7d12531450fc41f90192d5fa7341486137a103c","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","neurological","cardiac","research"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"Describes multisystem illness and reported environmental sensitivity after a vaccination and asks HHS to …"}