It’s the “Hot Vax Summer” in the US as trending Google searches reveal that dating, or getting together, is foremost on people’s minds.
“I think this is really coming from a place where people want to connect with others during a time when they’ve felt isolated,” Dana Balch, a Tinder spokesperson told NPR.
Dating apps make it easy to see who in your location is looking for a match, and now offer stickers to share vaccination status. Searches for “top dating apps 2021” boomed over the past month, according to Google, jumping 3,400%.
According to mobile market database App Annie, Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge are all currently in the top 50 grossing apps on iPhones.
Over the past month, the search term “dating apps for older people” rose 3,500%, according to Google, so it’s far from just a young person’s dilemma.
Lovers in the US are right to know if a potential partner is vaccinated as the number of cases (56,525) of COVID-19 in the US was the highest in the world on Wednesday. The numbers of deaths (416) was the seventh highest in the world. 56.2% of Americans have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
