Dating apps in UK feature Covid vaccine stickers

London Now, online daters in the UK can flaunt Covid vaccine badge on their profiles, the media reported on Monday. Apps such as Tinder, Match, Hinge, Bumble, Badoo, Plenty of Fish, OurTime and Muzmatch have all partnered with the UK government to boost vaccine uptake in the country, the BBC reported.

The new initiative is an "incredible asset" to the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme; Minister Nadhim Zahawi was quoted as saying. Some apps will provide incentives including free credits or access to premium features like profile boosts, virtual rose giving and "super likes" for people who add the vaccine badge on their profiles. US-based Bumble will 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. However, there will be no way to verify whether the users displaying the badge have genuinely taken the vaccine or not, the report said.