| 1. Has completed the written informed consent process.
2. Is male or female aged 18 through 50 years on Study Day 0.
3. Agrees to stay in contact with the clinical trial site for the duration of the study, provide updated contact information as necessary, and has no current plans to move from the study area for the duration of the study.
4. For female participants: agrees to avoid pregnancy from 21 days prior to Study Day 0 and for the full duration of the study. Women physically capable of pregnancy (not sterilized and still menstruating or within 1 year of the last menses if menopausal) in sexual relationships with men must use an acceptable method of avoiding pregnancy during this period. Acceptable methods of avoiding pregnancy include a sterile sexual partner, hormonal contraceptives (oral, injection, transdermal patch, or implant), vaginal ring, or intrauterine device (IUD).
5. Has general good health, confirmed by medical history and physical examination.
6. Had BCG vaccination, documented through medical history or presence of scar.
7. Has not shared enclosed living or work space with someone diagnosed with TB during the 3 months prior to Study Day 0.
8. [Cohorts 1-4] Does not have LTBI, determined by a negative QFT test at screening.
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[Cohorts 5-8] Has LTBI, determined by a positive QFT test at screening. |
1. Acute illness on Study Day 0.
2. Axillary temperature ¿37.5°C on Study Day 0.
3. Abnormal laboratory values from most recent blood collection prior to Study Day 0 randomization that are equivalent to Grade 2 or more toxicity, per the protocol toxicity table, or if deemed clinically significant.
4. Severe anemia, defined as <10 g/dL hemoglobin or hematocrit <30%.
5. Screening thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) >upper limit of normal per local laboratory range.
6. Suspicion or evidence (including but not limited to sputum Xpert MTB/RIF positive) of active TB disease at any site. An attempt must be made to obtain sputum from each participant; persons who are sputum unproductive will be assumed to be Xpert MTB/RIF negative.
7. History of treatment for TB disease.
8. History of autoimmune disease or immunosuppression.
9. Used immunosuppressive medication within 42 days before Study Day 0 (inhaled and topical corticosteroids are permitted).
10. Received immunoglobulin or blood products within 42 days before Study Day 0.
11. Received any investigational drug or investigational vaccine within 182 days before Study Day 0, or planned participation in any other investigational study during the study period.
12. Received investigational Mtb vaccine at any time prior to Study Day 0.
13. Planned administration/administration of a licensed vaccine in the period starting 28 days before and ending 28 days after dosing with investigational product.
14. History or laboratory evidence of any past, present, or future possible immunodeficiency state including but not limited to any laboratory indication of HIV-1 infection.
15. History of allergic disease or reactions, including eczema, likely to be exacerbated by any component of the investigational product.
16. Previous medical history that may compromise the safety of the participant in the study, including but not limited to: impairment of pulmonary function from TB infection or other pulmonary disease; chronic illness with signs of cardiac or renal failure; suspected progressive neurological disease; uncontrolled epilepsy or infantile spasms; or diabetes mellitus.
17. History or evidence on physical examination of any systemic disease or any acute or chronic illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the evaluation of the safety or immunogenicity of the vaccine, including axillary lymphadenopathy.
18. Female participants: currently pregnant or lactating/nursing; or positive urine pregnancy test during screening or pre-vaccination on Study Day 0.
19. Any current medical, psychiatric, occupational, or substance abuse problems that, in the opinion of the investigator, could endanger the participant or make it unlikely that the participant will comply with the protocol. |
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18 Year(s) |
50 Year(s) |
Both |