Government campaign aimed at students stalled due to fears over the accuracy of rapid tests

The government is to delay an advertising blitz aimed at preparing students to return to university after Christmas, with concerns over the accuracy of rapid tests derailing plans for mass Covid screening.

From Monday radio ads aimed at 18 to 21-year-old students were to urge them not to return to their student accommodation until given the green light by their institutions.

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