Perspectives on the Pandemic interviewed Dr. Judy Mikovits on April 16th, 2020, and again on May 15th. In her second interview, she was joined by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The two conversations are divided into three parts, the first two focusing on Dr. Mikovits, and the third on Mr. Kennedy.
ABOUT DR. JUDY MIKOVITS, PH.D.
As research director of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) research organization Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) from 2006 to 2011, Dr. Judy Mikovits, Ph.D. led an effort that reported in 2009 that a retrovirus known as xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) was associated with CFS and may have had a causal role. However, following widespread criticism, the paper was retracted on December 22, 2011, by the journal Science. In November 2011, she was arrested and held on charges that she stole laboratory notebooks and a computer from WPI, but she was released after five days and the charges were later dropped.
In 1980, Dr. Mikovits received her BA degree in chemistry from the University of Virginia. According to Mikovits, she went to Upjohn Pharmaceuticals in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1986 to 1987 to serve as a laboratory technician and departed subsequent to a dispute with the company relating to their bovine growth hormone product. In 1988, she worked as a laboratory technician at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Frederick, Maryland under Francis Ruscetti, who later served as her PhD supervisor, and in 1991 she received a PhD in biochemistry from George Washington University. Her PhD thesis was titled "Negative Regulation of HIV Expression in Monocytes." Mikovits stated that she worked as postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of David Derse from 1993 to 1994. By 1996, Mikovits was employed as a scientist at Ruscetti's Laboratory of Leukocyte Biology at the NCI.
In May 2001, Mikovits left the NCI to work at EpiGenX Biosciences in Santa Barbara, CA, a drug-discovery company. By late 2005, Mikovits was working as a bartender at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club in Ventura, California. In 2006, she became the Research Director of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. After she published a paper in 2009, she became embroiled in controversy.
ABOUT ROBERT KENNEDY, JR.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. serves as President of Waterkeeper Alliance, as well as Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Legal Counsel for Children’s Health Defense, and of counsel to Morgan & Morgan, a nationwide personal injury practice.
Mr. Kennedy is an esteemed author, with a long list of published books including the New York Times’ bestseller, “Crimes Against Nature.” Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet” for his success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. His reputation as a resolute defender of the environment and children’s health stems from a litany of successful legal actions. He received recognition for his role in the landmark victory against Monsanto last year, as well as in the DuPont Case that inspired the movie "Dark Waters" (2019).
ℹ RESOURCES:
💉 Dr. Anthony Fauci: conservapedia.com/Anthony_Fauci
💉 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
💉 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndrome
💉 XMRV (Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Virus): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenotropic_murine_leukemia_virus-related_virus
💉 Whittemore Peterson Institute: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittemore_Peterson_Institute
💉 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Childhood_Vaccine_Injury_Act
💉 National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Vaccine_Injury_Compensation_Program
💉🤑 Vaccine Injury Compensation Data: hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation/data/index.html
💉 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Readiness_and_Emergency_Preparedness_Act
💉 Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19:
federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/17/2020-05484/declaration-under-the-public-readiness-and-emergency-preparedness-act-for-medical-countermeasures
💉 Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19: federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/15/2020-08040/amendment-to-declaration-under-the-public-readiness-and-emergency-preparedness-act-for-medical
💉 H.R. 6666: COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act: govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr6666/text
💉 WHO Vaccine Reaction Rates Information Sheets: who.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/tools/vaccinfosheets/en/
💉 Vaccine Safety Datalink: cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vsd/index.html
💉 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_
