Business · 03/03/2023

HHS Amends Select Agents and Toxins Regulations to Add SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 Chimeric Viruses

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has amended the select agents and toxins regulations to add SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 chimeric viruses to the list of HHS select agents and toxins, requiring prior approval for deliberate manipulation of SARS-CoV-2.