evidence: FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at France's vaccination effort as it rolls up its sleeves to put an end to Covid-19. [...] Health Minister Olivier Véran has been fairly clear on the matter. "Today, we have two approved vaccines," he told BFMTV on January 7. "They are two messenger RNA vaccines that have the same efficacy, so there is no need to question the choice of vaccine." To be clear, it isn't possible in France to be picky about which jab one gets. "We aren't going to start with: 'For me, I prefer an attenuated vaccine and, me, I prefer an RNA vaccine...' We'd never manage," said Véran. [...] As French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on January 14, more than 800,000 people "suffering from particularly serious illnesses" can now receive the vaccine. Those include people suffering from severe kidney failure, organ transplant recipients, cancer patients, and people with Down's Syndrome, Health Minister Véran specified. The official list also includes people suffering from certain rare illnesses.