Conspiracy theorists who spread misinformation must be defeated, a health minister said, as he urged parents to take up the new chickenpox jab.The vaccine, which currently costs around £150 at private clinics and pharmacies, will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January.It will form part of a new combined immunisation on the childhood vaccination programme, with ministers hoping it will protect some youngsters from severe complications from the virus.

Conspiracy theorists who spread misinformation must be defeated, a health minister said, as he urged parents to take up the new chickenpox jab.The vaccine, which currently costs around £150 at private clinics and pharmacies, will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January.It will form part of a new combined immunisation on the childhood vaccination programme, with ministers hoping it will protect some youngsters from severe complications from the virus.