London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine The new resource for schools aims to tackle misinformation and conspiracy theories around vaccines, and educate children about immunisation programmes. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s (LSHTM) Vaccine Confidence Project has worked with the Stephen Hawking Foundation to launch a schools programme to enable children and their families to make informed decisions about vaccinations. The first in a series of teaching aids published today focusses on the COVID vaccine and tackles head on conspiracy theories that have led to limited uptake in some communities. Immunisation programmes for children have seen a decline every year since 2013. Teachers and researchers say this is in part caused by confusing information and unfounded conspiracy theories about vaccines.