is that it's more about keeping you from getting the flu, where the covid shot is more about reducing severe illness and hospitalization.

the first covid vaccines seemed more about lets kill the spread and go towards at least something at least resembling herd immunity. alot of the messaging tended to be that if you got the shot, you weren't gonna get it. to the point that vaxxed people getting covid were referred to as 'breakthrough' cases.
i was certainly on board with it and felt anyone not getting it was just being selfish. i think between poor messaging and variants, that all died out, and it became about lets not overload the healhtcare system.

but now i think outside of hospitals being overloaded its about what works best for you