MRNA Vaccine
MRNA Vaccine is series of collegiate quizbowl sets aimed at 2-dot difficulty, started by members of the Vanderbilt quizbowl club in collaboration with others, including many Canadian writers. Its name is a jocular reference to the lifesaving vaccine which enabled in-person quizbowl to resume after its suspension by COVID-19.
MRNA VACCINE
The initial MRNA VACCINE (Medium RaNge Academic, a Vanderbilt and Company Collaboration vIa NEtwork) was a college set written for Spring 2022 by members of the Vanderbilt quiz bowl club, in collaboration with others, including many Canadian writers. The tournament was head-edited by Eric Mukherjee with logistics organized by Chandler West. It was aimed at 2 dots, which they compared to 2020 LIT and 2019 Terrapin.
| MRNA VACCINE Medium RaNge Academic, a Vanderbilt and Company Collaboration vIa NEtwork | |
|---|---|
| Competition season | 2021-2022 |
| Head editor(s) | Eric Mukherjee |
| Difficulty | 2 dots |
| First mirror | 1/15/2022 |
| Announcement | link |
| Packets | link |
| Tournament Name | Host / Site | Location | Date | Teams | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Playtest | Online | Online | 1/15 | 10 | |
| Warwick | University of Warwick | Coventry, UK | 2/12 | 14 | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | 2/12 | 11 | |
| VCU | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | 2/19 | 12 | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 2/19 | 8 | |
| New College | New College of Florida | Sarasota, FL | 2/19 | 3 | |
| Iowa | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 2/19 | 6 | |
| Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2/26 | 8 | |
| Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | 2/26 | 10 | |
| RIT | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | 3/5 | 0 | |
| McMaster | McMaster University | Hamilton, ON, Canada | 3/12 | 8 | |
| Online mirror 2 | Online | Online | 3/19 | 6 | |
| Harvard | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 3/26 | 7 | |
| WUSTL | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | 4/23 | 6 |
MRNA II: The Second Dose
A sequel to MRNA Vaccine, MRNA II, was played in Spring 2023, with some changes from the original editor lineup.
A spiritual successor to the MRNA sets, Booster Shot, was head edited by Erik Christensen and played in Spring 2024; it was retroactively dubbed MRNA III.
MRNA IV: Herd Immunity, recently announced by Christensen, will be played in the 2024-2025 competition year.