This article was written by Edward Hsiang Update – November 20th, 2020: Pfizer has announced this morning that they are submitting their vaccine to the United States’ FDA for Emergency Use Authorization In the midst of a pandemic, academics, industry giants, snake oil salesmen and the like have been racing to be the first to develop a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus. Unlike medicines used for treatment of a disease after exposure, vaccines are used as a preventative measure. At its core, a vaccine triggers your immune system to produce the correct kind of antibodies, granting your body the means to fight off the disease before you even catch it.…