New HIV shot candidates enter first human safety tests

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who are overtly healthy. * Participants who are negative on a single test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (approved molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR), point of care test), performed on the day of admission (Day -1). A negative result is required prior to the administration of study intervention on Day 1. * Male or female participants of non-childbearing potential. * Capable of giving signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History or presence of cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, neurological or psychiatric disorders capable of significantly altering the absorption, metabolism, or elimination of drugs; constituting a risk when taking the study intervention or interfering with the interpretation of data. * Abnormal blood pressure. * Lymphoma, leukemia, or any malignancy within the past 5 years except for basal cell or squamous epithelial carcinomas of the skin that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease for 3 years. * Breast cancer within the past 10 years. * Current or chronic history of liver disease or known hepatic or biliary abnormalities. * History of sensitivity to any of the study interventions, a history of drug allergy or other allergy that contraindicates their participation. * The participant has an underlying skin disease or disorder that would interfere with assessment of injection sites. * Participants considered to have insufficient musculature to allow safe capsid inhibitor intramuscular (gluteus medius) administration. * History of or on-going high-risk behaviours that may put the participant at increased risk for HIV. * Past or intended use of over-the-counter or prescription medication including herbal medications. * Current enrollment or recent past participation in another investigational study. * Exposure to more than 4 investigational products within 12 months prior to dosing. * Alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN), Total bilirubin ≥1.5x ULN (isolated total bilirubin \>1.5xULN), and/or estimated creatinine clearance (eGFR) of \<60 millilitre per minute (mL/min)/1.73 square meter (m\^2). * History of or current infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C. * Positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test, having signs and symptoms, or having contact with known coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive person/s in the 14 days prior to inpatient admission. * Use of tobacco or nicotine-containing products, regular alcohol consumption and/or regular use of known drugs of abuse. * Positive HIV antibody/antigen test. * Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters. * Evidence of previous myocardial infarction, any conduction abnormality, any significant arrhythmia, non-sustained or sustained ventricular tachycardia, and/or sinus pauses (\>3 seconds). * The participant has a tattoo or other dermatological condition overlying the location of injection or a prior history of silicone implants or fillers (gluteal) which may interfere with interpretation of injection site reactions or administration of study product.