Vaccines make a huge difference. Haven't heard any reports of portable morgues parked in the street outside hospitals since they became available.
And the cases we do hear about seem to have much milder effects. You can still catch covid if you're vaccinated, as you did, but you aren't going to die.
I've heard, anecdotally, about people who didn't even feel sick when they tested positive, thanks, also, to the vaccines and boosters.
It's weird how the anti-vaxxers won't get one for covid, but are fine with the ones for polio, smallpox, tetanus, et al.