The problem always is that the flu mutates every year before that year’s vaccine goes into wide usage.
From 2021...
Original Antigenic Sin is a Real and Very Serious Reason to Stop Vaccinating Everyone
Only time I've ever been hospitalized for an illness was with complications from the flu. I had indeed gotten the vaxx that year, with plenty of time to acquire immunity. I got a strain they hadn't included and was sicker than I had ever been in my life before or since.