More than half of Americans who have used dating apps in the last year say seeing someone's Covid-19 vaccine status on their profile is important, with Democrats more likely than Republicans to view vaccines as a dealbreaker.
It's important to see someone's vaccine status on a dating app.
Some 23% of respondents said it was very important to them that the profiles they looked at included vaccine status, and another 24% said it was somewhat important, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.
More than 70% of Democrats and those who leaned Democratic said it was important to them, compared to just over half of Republicans.
It is somewhat or very important that someone's political affiliation is shown on their profile.
The majority of Democrats said political leanings are important to them.
28% of people who used dating apps went on a virtual first date over phone or video call, but only 8% cited Covid-19 as their reason.
In May of last year, popular dating apps collaborated with the Biden Administration to promote vaccinations and allow users who got the Covid-19 shot to display their vaccine status on their profiles. Premium features or boosted profiles of vaccine users were provided by some apps. The White House said at the time that people who were planning to get a vaccine had received more matches on OkCupid.
A 67.8% figure. Nearly two years after the shots first became available, only a small percentage of Americans are still not fully protected against the coronaviruses. Younger people are more likely to use dating apps than older people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than half of Americans ages 18 to 24 and less than half of Americans ages 25 to 49 are fully vaccineed.
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