British 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’.
However, there will be no actual way of verifying if the badges displayed, meaning anyone could download the app and display the badges without ever having a vaccine.
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”.
Tinder, Match, Hinge, Bumble, Badoo, Plenty of Fish, OurTime and Muzmatch have all signed up to the scheme, in partnership with the UK government.
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi described the new initiative as an “incredible asset” to the UK’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.
However, major concerns have developed around vaccine status and privacy.
Last month the NHS revised its booking system in England after complaints that it was possible to work out how many jabs an individual had received, by inputting basic details such as their name and postcode.
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