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"but this has risks too" is not the best argument either?
Maybe you are right, could it be that the discussion that everything medical has possible side effects, as long as the side effects aren't worse than the illness itself(!) Taking quite a few meds for my various ailments, reading the list of possible side effects can give some the fear of side effects, so they won't take the medication.
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There is a strange mechanism in humans that "new stuff" gets judged more harshly than existing stuff.
People freaking out over flu jab are now dealing out over the Covid one.
As yes, the pill risks clots. BUT one pill had a much higher risk and got withdrawn.
Also perhaps "but this has risks too" is not the best argument either?
And there was a lot of chat on social media / some UK papers the EU was being political which made 0 sense as it was Norway and Finland that started reporting this...now the UK decides this.
I'm still fine with the risk picture myself. Also not sure why some countries set the bar at over 50 or 60.
But with these things, there can be local rules or nuance I just don't know about.