Swipe Right (Only if you’re vaccinated)

The coronavirus pandemic has changed every aspect of our lives, including modern-day dating. Dating applications like Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel and Hinge have started prompting Singapore users to display their vaccination status to help them find like-minded individuals. Tinder and Paktor have also announced they will be introducing this feature soon when more people have completed both jabs.

Tinder and Bumble have disclosed that they have found a steady increase in the number of people mentioning the word “vaccinated” in their user bios, and are rolling out this feature to help users feel safe. Paktor, which is introducing this feature soon, has also added that they would be boosting the profile of vaccinated users to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

Is vaccination status the new dealbreaker in online dating? What do users of these dating apps think? Click here to find out more.