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, and editing assistance from Conor Thompson, Erik Christensen, Ganon Evans, Chris Sims, Jacob O'Rourke, Henry Atkins, Jaimie Carlson, Sam Bailey, and Will Grossman. 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 | 1/15/2022 | 10 | Stats |
| Warwick | Online | Online | 2/12/2022 | 14 | Stats |
| Northwestern | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | 2/12/2022 | 11 | Stats |
| VCU | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | 2/19/2022 | 12 | Stats |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 2/19/2022 | 8 | Stats |
| New College | New College of Florida | Sarasota, FL | 2/19/2022 | 4 | Stats |
| Iowa | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 2/19/2022 | 6 | Stats |
| Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2/26/2022 | 8 | Stats |
| Johns Hopkins | Online | Online | 2/26/2022 | 10 | Stats |
| RIT (Hosted by Cornell) | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 3/5/2022 | 4 | Stats |
| McMaster | Online | Online | 3/12/2022 | 8 | Stats |
| Online Open Mirror | Online | Online | 3/19/2022 | 6 | Stats |
| Harvard | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 3/26/2022 | 7 | Stats |
| WUSTL | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | 4/23/2022 | 6 | Stats |
MRNA II
A sequel to MRNA Vaccine, MRNA II: The Second Dose, was played in Spring 2023, with some changes from the original editor lineup.
MRNA III
A successor to the MRNA sets, Booster Shot, was head edited by Erik Christensen and played in Spring 2024; it was retroactively dubbed MRNA III: Booster Shot.
MRNA IV
MRNA IV: Herd Immunity was head-edited by Christensen to be played in the 2024-2025 competition year.