SFBT Thursday Digest: Rescuing Covid vaccines, 'megaregion' rail plan

Good morning, Bay Area. Here's the latest news on this dark and stormy Thursday morning. Blue Shield to the rescue?: California will turn over its coronavirus vaccine distribution to private health insurance company Blue Shield in hopes of accelerating its snail-paced rollout. The California Department of Public Health said yesterday that the transition to the Oakland-based health provider will take place over the next few weeks. The state has yet to announce how it selected Blue Shield or how much…