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'''Judy A. Mikovits''', PhD, was an [[ME/CFS]] researcher and previously the research director at the [[Nevada Center for Biomedical Research|Whittemore Peterson Institute]] (WPI).  She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, [[International Consensus Criteria]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Carruthers|first=Bruce M.|author-link=Bruce Carruthers|last2=van de Sande|first2=Marjorie I.|author-link2=Marjorie van de Sande|last3=De Meirleir|first3=Kenny L.|author-link3=Kenny De Meirleir|last4=Klimas|first4=Nancy G.|author-link4=Nancy Klimas|last5=Broderick|first5=Gordon|author-link5=Gordon Broderick|last6=Mitchell|first6=Terry|author-link6=Terry Mitchell|last7=Staines|first7=Donald|author-link7=Donald Staines|last8=Powles|first8=A. C. Peter|author-link8=A C Peter Powles|last9=Speight|first9=Nigel|author-link9=Nigel Speight|last10=Vallings|first10=Rosamund|author-link10=Rosamund Vallings|last11=Bateman|first11=Lucinda|author-link11=Lucinda Bateman|last12=Baumgarten-Austrheim|first12=Barbara|author-link12=Barbara Baumgarten-Austrheim|last13=Bell|first13=David|author-link13=David Bell|last14=Carlo-Stella|first14=Nicoletta|author-link14=Nicoletta Carlo-Stella|last15=Chia|first15=John|author-link15=John Chia|last16=Darragh|first16=Austin|author-link16=Austin Darragh|last17=Jo|first17=Daehyun|author-link17=Daehyun Jo|last18=Lewis|first18=Donald|author-link18=Donald Lewis|last19=Light|first19=Alan|author-link19=Alan Light|last20=Marshall-Gradisnik|first20=Sonya|author-link20=Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik|last21=Mena|first21=Ismael|author-link21=Ismael Mena|last22=Mikovits|first22=Judy|author-link22=Judy Mikovits|last23=Miwa|first23=Kunihisa|author-link23=Kunihisa Miwa|last24=Murovska|first24=Modra|author-link24=Modra Murovska|last25=Pall|first25=Martin|author-link25=Martin Pall|last26=Stevens|first26=Staci|author-link26=Staci Stevens|date=2011-08-22|title=Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|language=en|volume=270|issue=4|pages=327–338|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x|issn=0954-6820|pmc=3427890|pmid=21777306|via=}}</ref> Her research focus now centers mostly on autism.
'''Judy A. Mikovits''', PhD, was an [[ME/CFS]] scientist, researcher and previously the research director at the [[Nevada Center for Biomedical Research|Whittemore Peterson Institute]] (WPI).  She is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, [[International Consensus Criteria]] for ME.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Carruthers | first = Bruce M. | authorlink = Bruce Carruthers | last2 = van de Sande | first2 = Marjorie I. | authorlink2 = Marjorie van de Sande | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny L. | authorlink3 = Kenny De Meirleir | last4 = Klimas | first4 = Nancy G. | author-link4 = Nancy Klimas | last5 = Broderick | first5 = Gordon | authorlink5 = Gordon Broderick | last6 = Mitchell | first6 = Terry | authorlink6 = Terry Mitchell | last7 = Staines | first7 = Donald | author-link7 = Donald Staines | last8 = Powles | first8 = A.C. Peter | authorlink8 = A C Peter Powles | last9 = Speight | first9 = Nigel | authorlink9 = Nigel Speight | last10 = Vallings | first10 = Rosamund | authorlink10 = Rosamund Vallings | last11 = Bateman | first11 = Lucinda | authorlink11 = Lucinda Bateman | last12 = Baumgarten-Austrheim | first12 = Barbara | authorlink12 = Barbara Baumgarten-Austrheim | last13 = Bell | first13 = David | author-link13 = David Bell | last14 = Carlo-Stella | first14 = Nicoletta | author-link14 = Nicoletta Carlo-Stella | last15 = Chia | first15 = John | author-link15 = John Chia | last16 = Darragh | first16 = Austin | author-link16 = Austin Darragh | last17 = Jo | first17 = Daehyun | author-link17=Daehyun Jo | last18 = Lewis | first18 = Donald | author-link18 = Donald Lewis | last19 = Light | first19 = Alan | author-link19 = Alan Light | last20 = Marshall-Gradisnik | first20 = Sonya | author-link20 = Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik | last21 = Mena | first21 = Ismael | author-link21 = Ismael Mena | last22 = Mikovits | first22 = Judy | author-link22 = Judy Mikovits | last23 = Miwa | first23 = Kunihisa | author-link23 = Kunihisa Miwa | last24 = Murovska | first24 = Modra | author-link24 = Modra Murovska | last25 = Pall | first25 = Martin | author-link25 = Martin Pall | last26 = Stevens | first26 = Staci | author-link26 = Staci Stevens | date = 2011-08-22 | title=Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria | url = https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|language=en|volume=270|issue=4 | pages = 327–338|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x|issn=0954-6820|pmc=3427890|pmid=21777306|via=}}</ref> Her work focus now centers mostly on autism and opposition to vaccines, and she has not published peer-reviewed research since 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Judy_Mikovits | title = Judy MIKOVITS|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> Judy Mikovits founded M.A.R.C. Inc with Dr Francis Ruscetti in 2016.
 
 
==XMRV==
==XMRV==
Dr Mikovits led the team that published a paper suggesting a connection between the [[XMRV]] retrovirus and ME/CFS.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lombardi|first=Vincent C.|last2=Ruscetti|first2=Francis W.|last3=Gupta|first3=Jaydip Das|last4=Pfost|first4=Max A.|last5=Hagen|first5=Kathryn S.|last6=Peterson|first6=Daniel L.|last7=Ruscetti|first7=Sandra K.|last8=Bagni|first8=Rachel K.|last9=Petrow-Sadowski|first9=Cari|date=2009-10-23|title=Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome|url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5952/585|journal=Science|language=en|volume=326|issue=5952|pages=585–589|doi=10.1126/science.1179052|issn=0036-8075|pmid=19815723}}</ref> The XMRV paper was later retracted in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retractionwatch.com/2011/12/22/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-xmrv-paper-retracted-by-science-completely-this-time/|title=Chronic fatigue syndrome-XMRV paper retracted by Science, completely this time|last=Oransky|first=Author Ivan|date=2011-12-22|website=Retraction Watch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Alter, et al, 2012" />
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.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Lombardi | first = Vincent C. | authorlink = Vincent Lombardi | last2 = Ruscetti | first2 = Francis W. | last3 = Gupta | first3 = Jaydip Das | last4 = Pfost | first4 = Max A. | last5 = Hagen | first5 = Kathryn S. | last6 = Peterson | first6 = Daniel L. | authorlink6 = Daniel L. Peterson | last7 = Ruscetti | first7 = Sandra K. | last8 = Bagni | first8 = Rachel K. | last9 = Petrow-Sadowski | first9 = Cari | date = 2009-10-23 | title = Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | url = https://science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5952/585|journal=Science|language=en|volume=326|issue=5952 | pages = 585–589|doi=10.1126/science.1179052|issn=0036-8075|pmid=19815723|pmc=|quote=|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://retractionwatch.com/2011/12/22/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-xmrv-paper-retracted-by-science-completely-this-time/ | title = Chronic fatigue syndrome-XMRV paper retracted by Science, completely this time | last = Oransky | first = Author Ivan | date = 2011-12-22 | website = Retraction Watch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Alter2012" />


==Arrest & lawsuit==
==Arrest & lawsuit==
Mikovits was fired from the WPI in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/health/2011/10/03/scientist-who-led-xmrv-research-team-let-go/|title=Scientist Who Led XMRV Research Team Let Go|last=Marcus|first=Amy Dockser|date=2011-10-03|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> After her departure there was a legal dispute, involving her arrest, with the WPI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/11/controversial-cfs-researcher-arrested-and-jailed|title=Controversial CFS Researcher Arrested and Jailed|last=CohenNov. 19|first=Jon|last2=2011|date=2011-11-19|website=Science {{!}} AAAS|language=en|access-date=2020-02-17|last3=Pm|first3=6:46}}</ref> Dr Mikovits' case against her critics was dismissed in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/5248867/Judy_Anne_Mikovits_v_Adam_Garcia_et_al|title=Judy Anne Mikovits v. Adam Garcia et al (2:14-cv-08909), California Central District Court|website=www.pacermonitor.com|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retractionwatch.com/2016/02/16/court-dismisses-lawsuit-by-xmrv-chronic-fatigue-researcher/|title=Court dismisses lawsuit by XMRV-chronic fatigue syndrome researcher|last=Palus|first=Author Shannon|date=2016-02-16|website=Retraction Watch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref>
Mikovits was fired from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://blogs.wsj.com/health/2011/10/03/scientist-who-led-xmrv-research-team-let-go/ | title = Scientist Who Led XMRV Research Team Let Go | last = Marcus | first = Amy Dockser | date = 2011-10-03 | website = WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> After her departure there was a legal dispute, involving her arrest, with the WPI.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/11/controversial-cfs-researcher-arrested-and-jailed | title = Controversial CFS Researcher Arrested and Jailed | last = Cohen | first = Jon | last2 = | date = 2011-11-19 | website = Science {{!}} AAAS|language=en|access-date=2020-02-17 | authorlink = | first2 = | authorlink2 = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> Dr Mikovits' case against her critics was dismissed in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/5248867/Judy_Anne_Mikovits_v_Adam_Garcia_et_al | title = Judy Anne Mikovits v. Adam Garcia et al (2:14-cv-08909), California Central District Court | website = pacermonitor.com|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://retractionwatch.com/2016/02/16/court-dismisses-lawsuit-by-xmrv-chronic-fatigue-researcher/ | title = Court dismisses lawsuit by XMRV-chronic fatigue syndrome researcher | last = Palus | first = Shannon | date = 2016-02-16 | website = Retraction Watch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17 | authorlink = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref>


==Book - ''Plague''==
==Book - ''Plague''==
In 2014 Dr Mikovits published a book called [[Plague]] about her experiences and research.
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.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-08/youtube-facebook-coronavirus-plandemic | title = Facebook and YouTube race to squash viral video full of coronavirus lies | last = Dean | first = Sam | authorlink= | date = 2020-05-09 | website = Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> Mikovits made assertions that put others' health at risk, such as the claim that wearing a face-mask "activates" the virus.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/08/youtube-vimeo-facebook-twitter-plandemic-covid-19-conspiracies-judy-mikovits/|website=tubefilter|access-date=2020-05-11 | title = YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter Crack Down On COVID-19 Conspiracy Film ‘Plandemic’ | date = | last = Hale | first = James | authorlink = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref>
Mikovits has not published any peer-reviewed research on the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] virus or [[COVID-19|COVID-19 illness]].<ref name=":0" />


==Talks and interviews==
==Talks and interviews==
*2008, Speaker at the 3th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]]''; Speech title: How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC3.shtml#agenda|title=Invest in ME Research - IIMEC3|website=www.investinme.org|access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> ''-'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjoHbGV-0E (Video)]
*2008, Speaker at the 3th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]]; Speech title: ''How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC3.shtml#agenda | title = IIMEC3 | website = [[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-17 | date = | last = Invest in ME Research | first = | authorlink = Invest in ME Research|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> ''-'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjoHbGV-0E (Video)]
*2009, [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC4.shtml#agenda Speaker at the 4th Invest in ME International ME Conference on ''How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies'']
*2009, Speaker at the 4th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]]; Speech title: ''How Sub Grouping will affect research strategies''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC4.shtml#agenda | title = IIMEC4 | website = [[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-18 | date = | last = Invest in ME Research | first = | authorlink = Invest in ME Research|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref>
*2010, [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC5.shtml#agenda Speaker at the 5th Invest in ME International ME Conference on ''Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS''] [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC5.shtml#dvd DVD available]
*2010, Speaker at the 5th Invest in ME International ME Conference on ''Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC5.shtml | title = IIMEC5 International ME Conference 2010 | last = Invest in ME Research | first = | authorlink = Invest in ME Research | date = |website=[[Invest in ME Research]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> - ([http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC5.shtml#dvd DVD available])
*01 Jun 2014, Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prohealth.com/library/plague-an-interview-with-judy-mikovits-32911|title=Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits|last=June 1|first=Erica Verrillo • ProHealth com •|last2=2014|date=2014-06-01|website=Prohealth|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> - [https://www.prohealth.com/library/plague-an-interview-with-judy-mikovits-32911 (Article)]
*Jun 1, 2014, Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.prohealth.com/library/plague-an-interview-with-judy-mikovits-32911 | title = Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits | first = Erica | last = Verrillo | date = 2014-06-01 | website = Prohealth|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18 | authorlink = Erica Verrillo|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> - [https://www.prohealth.com/library/plague-an-interview-with-judy-mikovits-32911 (Article)]
*04 Feb 2015, [http://www.drcourtneycraig.com/blog/2015/2/11/spoonie-radio-ep-07-judy-mikovits-part-i][[Spoonie Radio]] Episode 07 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part I - Podcast and Full Text Transcript
*Feb 4, 2015, [[Spoonie Radio]] Episode 07 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part I -  [http://www.drcourtneycraig.com/blog/2015/2/11/spoonie-radio-ep-07-judy-mikovits-part-i Podcast and Full Text Transcript]
*01 Mar 2015, [http://www.drcourtneycraig.com/blog/2015/2/21/spoonie-radio-ep-08-judy-mikovits-part-ii][[Spoonie Radio]] Episode 08 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part II - Podcast and Full Text Transcript  
*Mar 1, 2015, [[Spoonie Radio]] Episode 08 Guest - Dr. Judy Mikovits Part II - [http://www.drcourtneycraig.com/blog/2015/2/21/spoonie-radio-ep-08-judy-mikovits-part-ii Podcast and Full Text Transcript]
*22 Nov 2015, [https://vimeo.com/146831570 Interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits, PhD]
*Nov 22, 2015, [https://vimeo.com/146831570 Interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits, PhD]
*14 Dec 2015, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z12J5KFQPQI&feature=youtu.be Global Freedom Movement presents - Dr. Judy Mikovits Phd]  
*Dec 14, 2015, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z12J5KFQPQI&feature=youtu.be Global Freedom Movement presents - Dr. Judy Mikovits PhD]  
*2011, [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC6.shtml#agenda Speaker at the 6th Invest in ME International ME Conference on ''Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS''] [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC6.shtml#dvd DVD available]
*2011, Speaker at the 6th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference]]; Speech title: ''Implications of XMRV Research for ME/CFS''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC6.shtml#agenda | title = IIMEC6 International ME Conference 2011 | website = [[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-18 | date = | last = Invest in ME Research | first = | authorlink = Invest in ME Research|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> [http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC6.shtml#dvd DVD available]
*2016, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtIO_h1fRA&feature=youtu.be Dr Judy Mikovits "We Are Carrying Potentially Deadly Retroviruses We Acquired Through Vaccination!"]
*2016, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtIO_h1fRA&feature=youtu.be Dr Judy Mikovits "We Are Carrying Potentially Deadly Retroviruses We Acquired Through Vaccination!"]


==Notable studies in ME/CFS==
==Notable studies in ME/CFS==
*2012, A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trial of the TLR-3 agonist [[rintatolimod]] in severe cases of chronic fatigue syndrome<ref name="Alter, et al, 2012" /> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3448165/ (Full Text)]
*2011, Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study<ref name="Simmons2011">{{Cite journal | last = Simmons | first = Graham | authorlink = | last2 = Glynn | first2 = Simone A. | authorlink2 = | last3 = Komaroff | first3 = Anthony L. | authorlink3 = Anthony Komaroff | last4 = Mikovits | first4 = Judy A. | authorlink4 = Judy Mikovits | last5 = Tobler | first5 = Leslie H. | authorlink5 = | last6 = Hackett | first6 = John | authorlink6 = | last7 = Tang | first7 = Ning | last8 = Switzer | first8 = William M. | last9 = Heneine | first9 = Walid | date = 2011-11-11 | title = Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study | url = https://science.sciencemag.org/content/334/6057/814|journal=Science|language=en|volume=334|issue=6057 | pages = 814–817|doi=10.1126/science.1213841|issn=0036-8075|pmc =  3299483|pmid=21940862|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299483/ (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.<ref name="Alter2012">{{Cite journal | url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22991430/ | title = 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 | date = 2012-09-18| pages = e00266-12|language=en|doi=10.1128/mBio.00266-12|pmid=22991430|pmc =  3448165|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2020-05-10 | last1 = Alter | first1 = Harvey J. | authorlink1 = | last2 = Mikovits | first2 = Judy A. | authorlink2 = Judy Mikovits | last3 = Switzer | first3 = William M. | authorlink3 =| last4 = Ruscetti | first4 = Francis W. | authorlink4 = | last5 = Lo | first5 = Shyh-Ching | author-link5 = | last6 = Klimas | first6 = Nancy | authorlink6 = Nancy Klimas | last7  = Komaroff | first7 = Anthony L. | authorlink7 = Anthony Komaroff | last8 = Montoya | first8 = Jose G. | authorlink8 = Jose Montoya | last9 = Bateman | first9 = Lucinda| authorlink9 = Lucinda Bateman | last10 = Levine | first10 = Susan | authorlink10 = Susan Levine | last11 = Peterson | first11 = Daniel | authorlink11 = Daniel Peterson | last12 = Levin | first12 = Bruce | authorlink12 = Bruce Levin | last13 =Hanson | first13 = Maureen R. | authorlink13 = Maureen Hanson | last14 = Genfi | first14 = Afia | authorlink14 = | last15 = Bhat | first15 = Meera | authorlink15 = | last16 =  Zheng | first16 = HaoQiang | authorlink16 = | last17 =  Wang | first17 = Richard | authorlink17 = | last18 =  Li | first18 = Bingjie | authorlink18 = | last19 = Hung | first19 = Guo-Chiuan | authorlink19 = | last20 =  Lee | first20 = Li Ling | authorlink20 = | last21 = Sameroff | first21 = Stephen | authorlink21 = | last22 = Heneine | first22 = Walid | authorlink22 = | last23 = Coffin | first23 = John | authorlink23 = | last24 = Hornig | first24 = Mady | authorlink24 = Mady Hornig | last25 = Lipkin | first25 = W. Ian | authorlink25 = Ian Lipkin|journal=mBio|issue=5|volume=3}}</ref> - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3448165/ (Full text)]
==Learn more==
*2012, A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trial of the TLR-3 agonist [[rintatolimod]] in severe cases of chronic fatigue syndrome<ref name="Strayer2012">{{Cite journal | last = Strayer | first = David R. | authorlink = David Strayer | last2 = Carter | first2 = William A. | authorlink2 = William Carter | last3 = Stouch | first3 = Bruce C. | authorlink3 = | last4 = Stevens | first4 = Staci R. | authorlink4 = Staci Stevens | last5 = Bateman | first5 = Lucinda | authorlink5 = Lucinda Bateman | last6 = Cimoch | first6 = Paul J. | authorlink6 = | last7 = Lapp | first7 = Charles W. | authorlink7 = Charles Lapp | last8 = Peterson | first8 = Daniel L. | authorlink8 = Daniel Peterson | last9 = Mitchell | first9 = William M. | authorlink9 = William Mitchell | date = 2012-03-14 | title = A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Clinical Trial of the TLR-3 Agonist Rintatolimod in Severe Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303772/|journal=PLoS ONE|volume=7|issue=3| pages = e31334|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0031334|issn=1932-6203|pmc=3303772|pmid=22431963|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303772/ (Full Text)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Mikovits Wikipedia - Judy Mikovits]
*2009, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNYMxK86tA XMRV explained on Nevada Newsmakers October 2009]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Nevada Center for Biomedical Research]]
*[[Nevada Center for Biomedical Research]]
*[[XMRV]]
*[[XMRV]]
*[[Whittemore Peterson Institute]]
==Learn more==
*2018, updated 2020, [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/Was a Scientist Jailed After Discovering a Deadly Virus Delivered Through Vaccines?] - Snopes
*2020, [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/plandemic-mikovits-arrest/ ‘Plandemic’: Was Judy Mikovits Arrested Without a Warrant and Jailed Without Charges?] - Snopes
*2020  [https://www.bbc.com/news/52565764 Coronavirus: Compulsory vaccines in the UK and other rumours fact-checked] - BBC News
*2020, [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/technology/plandemic-judy-mikovitz-coronavirus-disinformation.html Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion] - New York Times
*2020, [https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/who-is-judy-mikovits-in-plandemic-the-coronavirus-conspiracy-video-just-banned-from-social-media/ Who is Judy Mikovits in ‘Plandemic,’ the coronavirus conspiracy video just banned from social media] - Katy Shepherd, Washington Post
*2020, [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/fact-checking-judy-mikovits-controversial-virologist-attacking-anthony-fauci-viral Fact checking Judy Mikovits -controversial virologist attacking Anthony Fauci in a viral conspiracy video] - Science Mag
*2009, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNYMxK86tA XMRV explained on Nevada Newsmakers October 2009]
*2020, [https://www.meaction.net/2020/05/07/discredited-virus-researcher-pushes-coronavirus-misinformation/ Discredited virus researcher pushes Coronavirus misinformation]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Mikovits Wikipedia - Judy Mikovits]


==References==
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Source:greenmedinfo.com

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.[1] Her work focus now centers mostly on autism and opposition to vaccines, and she has not published peer-reviewed research since 2013.[2] Judy Mikovits founded M.A.R.C. Inc with Dr Francis Ruscetti in 2016.

XMRV[edit | edit source]

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Arrest & lawsuit[edit | edit source]

Mikovits was fired from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) in 2011.[6] After her departure there was a legal dispute, involving her arrest, with the WPI.[7] Dr Mikovits' case against her critics was dismissed in February 2016.[8][9]

Book - Plague[edit | edit source]

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

COVID-19 and Plandemic[edit | edit source]

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.[10] Mikovits made assertions that put others' health at risk, such as the claim that wearing a face-mask "activates" the virus.[11]

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

Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]

Notable studies in ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

  • 2011, Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study[17] - (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.[5] - (Full text)
  • 2012, A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trial of the TLR-3 agonist rintatolimod in severe cases of chronic fatigue syndrome[18] - (Full Text)

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Carruthers, Bruce M.; van de Sande, Marjorie I.; De Meirleir, Kenny L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Broderick, Gordon; Mitchell, Terry; Staines, Donald; Powles, A.C. Peter; Speight, Nigel; Vallings, Rosamund; Bateman, Lucinda; Baumgarten-Austrheim, Barbara; Bell, David; Carlo-Stella, Nicoletta; Chia, John; Darragh, Austin; Jo, Daehyun; Lewis, Donald; Light, Alan; Marshall-Gradisnik, Sonya; Mena, Ismael; Mikovits, Judy; Miwa, Kunihisa; Murovska, Modra; Pall, Martin; Stevens, Staci (August 22, 2011). "Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria". Journal of Internal Medicine. 270 (4): 327–338. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x. ISSN 0954-6820. PMC 3427890. PMID 21777306.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Judy MIKOVITS". ResearchGate. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. Lombardi, Vincent C.; Ruscetti, Francis W.; Gupta, Jaydip Das; Pfost, Max A.; Hagen, Kathryn S.; Peterson, Daniel L.; Ruscetti, Sandra K.; Bagni, Rachel K.; Petrow-Sadowski, Cari (October 23, 2009). "Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Science. 326 (5952): 585–589. doi:10.1126/science.1179052. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 19815723.
  4. Oransky, Author Ivan (December 22, 2011). "Chronic fatigue syndrome-XMRV paper retracted by Science, completely this time". Retraction Watch. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Alter, Harvey J.; Mikovits, Judy A.; Switzer, William M.; Ruscetti, Francis W.; Lo, Shyh-Ching; Klimas, Nancy; Komaroff, Anthony L.; Montoya, Jose G.; Bateman, Lucinda; Levine, Susan; Peterson, Daniel; Levin, Bruce; Hanson, Maureen R.; Genfi, Afia; Bhat, Meera; Zheng, HaoQiang; Wang, Richard; Li, Bingjie; Hung, Guo-Chiuan; Lee, Li Ling; Sameroff, Stephen; Heneine, Walid; Coffin, John; Hornig, Mady; Lipkin, W. Ian (September 18, 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". mBio. 3 (5): e00266-12. doi:10.1128/mBio.00266-12. PMC 3448165. PMID 22991430. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. Marcus, Amy Dockser (October 3, 2011). "Scientist Who Led XMRV Research Team Let Go". WSJ. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. Cohen, Jon (November 19, 2011). "Controversial CFS Researcher Arrested and Jailed". Science | AAAS. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  8. "Judy Anne Mikovits v. Adam Garcia et al (2:14-cv-08909), California Central District Court". pacermonitor.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. Palus, Shannon (February 16, 2016). "Court dismisses lawsuit by XMRV-chronic fatigue syndrome researcher". Retraction Watch. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  10. Dean, Sam (May 9, 2020). "Facebook and YouTube race to squash viral video full of coronavirus lies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  11. Hale, James. "YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter Crack Down On COVID-19 Conspiracy Film 'Plandemic'". tubefilter. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  12. Invest in ME Research. "IIMEC3". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  13. Invest in ME Research. "IIMEC4". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  14. Invest in ME Research. "IIMEC5 International ME Conference 2010". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  15. Verrillo, Erica (June 1, 2014). "Plague: An Interview With Judy Mikovits". Prohealth. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  16. Invest in ME Research. "IIMEC6 International ME Conference 2011". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  17. Simmons, Graham; Glynn, Simone A.; Komaroff, Anthony L.; Mikovits, Judy A.; Tobler, Leslie H.; Hackett, John; Tang, Ning; Switzer, William M.; Heneine, Walid (November 11, 2011). "Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study". Science. 334 (6057): 814–817. doi:10.1126/science.1213841. ISSN 0036-8075. PMC 3299483. PMID 21940862.
  18. Strayer, David R.; Carter, William A.; Stouch, Bruce C.; Stevens, Staci R.; Bateman, Lucinda; Cimoch, Paul J.; Lapp, Charles W.; Peterson, Daniel L.; Mitchell, William M. (March 14, 2012). "A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Clinical Trial of the TLR-3 Agonist Rintatolimod in Severe Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". PLoS ONE. 7 (3): e31334. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031334. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3303772. PMID 22431963.