Judy Mikovits

Judy A. Mikovits, PhD, was an ME/CFS scientist, researcher and previously the research director at the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI). She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria for ME. Her work focus now centers mostly on autism and opposition to vaccines, and she has not published peer-reviewed research since 2013. Judy Mikovits founded M.A.R.C. Inc with Dr Francis Ruscetti in 2016.

XMRV
In 2009, Dr Mikovits led the team that published a paper suggesting a connection between the XMRV retrovirus and ME/CFS, which was the later retracted in 2011. Dr. Mikovits participated in a large study in 2012 that indicated that there was no association between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and either Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus or Polytropic Murine Leukemia Virus.

Arrest & lawsuit
Mikovits was fired from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) in 2011. After her departure there was a legal dispute, involving her arrest, with the WPI. Dr Mikovits' case against her critics was dismissed in February 2016.

Book - Plague
In 2014 Dr Mikovits published a book called Plague about her experiences and research.

COVID-19 and Plandemic
In May of 2020, Dr Judy Mikovits released a preview for a documentary, Plandemic. It was removed from YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms, as it was flagged as health misinformation. Mikovits made assertions that put others' health at risk, such as the claim that wearing a face-mask "activates" the virus.

Mikovits has not published any peer-reviewed research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus or COVID-19 illness.

Talks and interviews

 * 2008, Speaker at the 3th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies - (Video)
 * 2009, Speaker at the 4th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies
 * 2010, Speaker at the 5th Invest in ME International ME Conference on Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS - (DVD available)
 * Jun 1, 2014, Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits - (Article)
 * Feb 4, 2015, Spoonie Radio Episode 07 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part I - Podcast and Full Text Transcript
 * Mar 1, 2015, Spoonie Radio Episode 08 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part II - Podcast and Full Text Transcript
 * Nov 22, 2015, Interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits, PhD
 * Dec 14, 2015, Global Freedom Movement presents - Dr. Judy Mikovits PhD
 * 2011, Speaker at the 6th Invest in ME International ME Conference; Speech title: Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS DVD available
 * 2016, Dr Judy Mikovits "We Are Carrying Potentially Deadly Retroviruses We Acquired Through Vaccination!"

Notable studies in ME/CFS

 * 2011, Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study - (Full text)]
 * 2012, A multicenter blinded analysis indicates no association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and either xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or polytropic murine leukemia virus. - (Full text)
 * 2012, A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trial of the TLR-3 agonist rintatolimod in severe cases of chronic fatigue syndrome - (Full Text)

Learn more

 * 2018, updated 2020, a Scientist Jailed After Discovering a Deadly Virus Delivered Through Vaccines? - Snopes
 * 2020, ‘Plandemic’: Was Judy Mikovits Arrested Without a Warrant and Jailed Without Charges? - Snopes
 * 2020 Coronavirus: Compulsory vaccines in the UK and other rumours fact-checked - BBC News
 * 2020, Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion - New York Times
 * 2020, Who is Judy Mikovits in ‘Plandemic,’ the coronavirus conspiracy video just banned from social media - Katy Shepherd, Washington Post
 * 2020, Fact checking Judy Mikovits -controversial virologist attacking Anthony Fauci in a viral conspiracy video - Science Mag
 * 2009, XMRV explained on Nevada Newsmakers October 2009
 * 2020, Discredited virus researcher pushes Coronavirus misinformation
 * Wikipedia - Judy Mikovits