Photoshop Vector files

Hello,
I'm learning Photoshop with Photoshop 7 and Illustrator (of the same vintage).
When designing a logo, the usual advice is to use Illustrator as it supplies a vector file and it can be easily rescaled for commercial print work.. But doesn't Photoshop also have vector tools (eg., shapes and vector drawing tools)?
The logo I'm creating will use Photoshop shapes and drawing tools.
So, can I use Photoshop a for a logo I'm designing for commercial printing and occasional re-sizing?
Thanks for your help.

and what file format output do you plan to use from Ps? .jpg for example will be
bitmapped, not vector

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