--- title: COVID Vaccine Decline Questionnaire description: This guide explains how to use the Flu Vaccine Questionnaire within Abtrace to gather patient preferences, including those who wish to decline the vaccine or have received it elsewhere. It outlines setup steps, SNOMED coding, and how the questionnaire supports personalised care and improved vaccination outreach. --- [Skip to content](https://help.abtrace.co/using-the-covid-decline-questionnaire-to-understand-patient-preferences#main-content) [![abtrace-logo-colour@2x-3.png\]](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/abtrace-logo-colour@2x-3.png?width=124&height=60&name=abtrace-logo-colour@2x-3.png)](https://help.abtrace.co/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Go to abtrace.com](https://www.abtrace.com/) [Go to abtrace.com](https://www.abtrace.com/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Abtrace Support Portal](https://help.abtrace.co/?hsLang=en) 2. [Patient Engagement](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en) 3. [Questionnaires](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en#questionnaires) # COVID Vaccine Decline Questionnaire ## Use the COVID Vaccine Decline Questionnaire to understand your patients' preference this Spring Booster Campaign ### 🧭 What Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Questionnaire? The **COVID Vaccine Questionnaire** is designed to help practices gather valuable insights into patients' preferences regarding their COVID vaccination. By sending this questionnaire to patients who have not yet received their COVID vaccine, practices can: - Identify reasons for low uptake, including patients who have **declined** the vaccine. - Record and code patient responses directly into the **Electronic Health Record** - Allow you to focus on eligible patients that are still interested in a COVID vaccine - Tailor future campaigns based on patient feedback This supports more personalised care and helps improve vaccination rates by addressing barriers and concerns. --- ### 📋 Who Should Receive It? You can send the COVID Vaccine Questionnaire to **any patient who is eligible for their COVID vaccination but has not yet received it**. This includes patients marked as **Opportunistic (Amber)** or **Overdue (Red)** in your **Proactive Monitoring Tool (PMT)**.  Please note all patients will be marked as **Overdue (Red)** once the **Spring Booster Campaign begins on 13th April 2026.**  --- ### 👀 How Does This Look to Patients? When patients receive the **COVID Vaccine Questionnaire**, it appears as a simple and user-friendly message designed to gather their preferences regarding flu vaccination. ![covid1-1](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/covid1-1.png?width=223&height=487&name=covid1-1.png)![covid2](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/covid2.png?width=234&height=486&name=covid2.png)![covid3](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/covid3.png?width=231&height=486&name=covid3.png) --- ### 🛠️ How to Set It Up To send the COVID Decline Questionnaire, follow these steps: 1. Go to the **Population Tab** in PMT. 2. In the **Indication filter**, type **"COVID"** and select the relevant cohorts you'd like to target. 3. In the **Task filter**, select **COVID Vaccination**. 4. In the **Task Status**, choose **Opportunistic** and **Overdue** 5. Add any **exclusions** as needed (e.g. Care Home patients).  Once the table displays the correct cohort of patients, you can use one of the following functions: 1. **Bulk Message** - Enter the message content you'd like to send to patients. - Scroll down and select **COVID Vaccine** Questionnaire. - This will send a **one-off message** to all selected patients. 2. **Automated Recall** - - Press **+Add Recall** to set up a recall that includes the questionnaire. - In the **Messaging section**, choose to include the **COVID Vaccine** Questionnaire. - This will **automatically identify and message patients** based on the settings chosen by your practice, and allows you to stagger messaging based on capacity. --- ### 🧾 SNOMED Coding Patient responses to the **COVID Vaccine Decline Questionnaire** are automatically coded using SNOMED codes **once you have accepted and saved the result from the response email**. This ensures accurate documentation in the patient's **Electronic Health Record (EHR)** and supports clinical decision-making. | **Option** | **SNOMED Code** | **Response Description** | | --- | --- | --- | | 1a,b,d | 385645004 | Accepted (qualified value) | | 1c | 1362651000000105 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 protection maintenance course refused (situation) | --- ### 🔗 Related Resources For more information on how to manage you COVID vaccination campaign using Abtrace, check out our guide: [Flu and Covid Vaccination Season 💉](https://help.abtrace.co/influenza-and-covid-vaccinations-25/26-0?hsLang=en) - [Getting started](https://help.abtrace.co/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Account & Installation](https://help.abtrace.co/getting-started?hsLang=en#account-installation) - [EMIS Setup](https://help.abtrace.co/getting-started?hsLang=en#emis-setup) - [SystmOne Setup](https://help.abtrace.co/getting-started?hsLang=en#systmone-setup) - [Compliance](https://help.abtrace.co/getting-started?hsLang=en#compliance) - [User Management Portal](https://help.abtrace.co/user-management-portal?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Users & Practice Configuration](https://help.abtrace.co/user-management-portal?hsLang=en#users-practice-configuration) - [Practice-level emails & reports](https://help.abtrace.co/user-management-portal?hsLang=en#practice-level-emails-reports) - [Rules Management](https://help.abtrace.co/user-management-portal?hsLang=en#rules-management) - [Analytics](https://help.abtrace.co/user-management-portal?hsLang=en#analytics) - [Proactive Monitoring Tool](https://help.abtrace.co/proactive-monitoring-tool?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Patient View](https://help.abtrace.co/proactive-monitoring-tool?hsLang=en#patient-view) - [Population View](https://help.abtrace.co/proactive-monitoring-tool?hsLang=en#population-view) - [Optimisation View](https://help.abtrace.co/proactive-monitoring-tool?hsLang=en#optimisation-view) - [Analytics View](https://help.abtrace.co/proactive-monitoring-tool?hsLang=en#analytics-view) - [FAQs](https://help.abtrace.co/proactive-monitoring-tool?hsLang=en#faqs) - [Automated Recalls](https://help.abtrace.co/automated-recalls?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Recall Guides](https://help.abtrace.co/automated-recalls?hsLang=en#recall-guides) - [Clinical Programmes](https://help.abtrace.co/automated-recalls?hsLang=en#clinical-programmes) - [FAQs](https://help.abtrace.co/automated-recalls?hsLang=en#faqs) - [Patient Engagement](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Patient Portal](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en#patient-portal) - [Messaging](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en#messaging) - [Questionnaires](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en#questionnaires) - [Troubleshooting](https://help.abtrace.co/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Account & log in](https://help.abtrace.co/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#account-log-in) - [Common Errors](https://help.abtrace.co/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#common-errors) - [SystmOne](https://help.abtrace.co/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#systmone) - [EMIS](https://help.abtrace.co/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#emis) - [Network & connectivity](https://help.abtrace.co/troubleshooting?hsLang=en#network-connectivity) - [Contact us](https://help.abtrace.co/contact-us?hsLang=en) [![abtrace-logo-colour@2x-Sep-24-2025-07-33-42-6579-AM](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/abtrace-logo-colour@2x-Sep-24-2025-07-33-42-6579-AM.png?width=130&height=63&name=abtrace-logo-colour@2x-Sep-24-2025-07-33-42-6579-AM.png "abtrace-logo-colour@2x-Sep-24-2025-07-33-42-6579-AM")](http://abtrace.co)