Table 1 Agreement of hospital management on questions concerning influenza vaccination (N=42)

Vaccinating against influenza has effect on mortality of patients in the hospital.

Health care workers with patient contact have a special responsibility in preventing infection of their patients.

The management of the hospital has a moral responsibility of offering influenza vaccination to their health care workers.

An intervention program with the purpose to stimulate vaccination has a positive effect on vaccination rate.

The management of the hospital would implement such an intervention program to raise vaccination rate.

The management of the hospital considers mandatory vaccination when vaccination rate remains too low.

A mandatory vaccination against influenza will reduce costs in the hospital.

The vaccine against influenza is effective.