UK online daters will be able to choose to display a badge on their profiles to show if they have been vaccinated against Covid or support the jab dri

Covid vaccine stickers come to dating apps in UK

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2021-06-07 04:00:05

UK online daters will be able to choose to display a badge on their profiles to show if they have been vaccinated against Covid or support the jab drive.

Tinder, Match, Hinge, Bumble, Badoo, Plenty of Fish, OurTime and Muzmatch have all signed up to the scheme, in partnership with the UK government.

Some of the apps are including additional incentives for those who say they are vaccinated - such as free credits or access to premium features that usually cost extra, like profile boosts, virtual rose giving and "super likes".

Bumble will also enable its members to share pandemic dating preferences such as views on social distancing, mask-wearing and whether users are comfortable meeting in crowded places.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi described the new initiative as an "incredible asset" to the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme.

A recent YouGov poll of nearly 5,000 UK adults found that only 28% of those who responded said they would not date someone unvaccinated, with 2% saying they would not date someone who had received the jab.

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