I just checked and there is an ICD code for Long COVID, U09.9, but there is no ICD code for Long Vax.
The closest to Long Vax are:
T50.B95A – Adverse effect of other viral vaccines, initial encounter
Y59.9 – Unspecified vaccine or biological substance causing adverse effects
Z23 – Encounter for immunization (used during vaccine administration)
R53.83 – Other fatigue (sometimes used for post-vaccine fatigue)
To add to that, mRNA is often argued to not be a vaccine at all. Even terminology can be confounding.
So, my point is, does America want to have to lobby with WHO to get new ICD codes for something we might consider a new disease, or do we want to be able to do it ourselves?