Anti-Vax Dating App Unjected Hosts In-Person Mixers Amid Criticism
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Unjected, an anti-vaccination dating app, is hosting in-person mixers as part of a four-city “Summer of Love” tour for singles who oppose the Covid-19 vaccine. The second stop was held at Jonathan’s Grille in Nashville, drawing about 60 attendees, including people who flew in from New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Florida. The tour was initially scheduled to kick off in Denver at Recess Beer Garden, but the venue stated it did not authorize the event and received hostile rhetoric and threats. Unjected founder Shelby Hosana has filed a civil discrimination lawsuit against Recess seeking $4 million in damages. The app was removed from the Apple App Store in 2021 for violating Covid misinformation policies but was reaccepted in fall 2024. Experts cited in the article warn that vaccine-preventable diseases are again on the rise in the US.
What’s reported
Unjected is an anti-vaccination dating app that opposes all vaccinations, according to its website.
The app’s “Summer of Love” tour includes mixers in Nashville, Denver, Boise, and Portland.
The Denver event was moved after Recess Beer Garden said it did not authorize the event and received threats.
Hosana filed a lawsuit against Recess seeking $4 million in damages for alleged civil rights violations and defamation.
Unjected was removed from the Apple App Store in 2021 and reaccepted in fall 2024.
The article states that Covid and other vaccines have been proven safe through rigorous trials.
Key figures
Scott Armstrong, former drug and alcohol counselor, now video production company owner, helped organize the Nashville event.
Shelby Hosana, 32-year-old founder of Unjected.
Paul Offit, infectious disease specialist and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Jess Garbino, sociologist who previously led research for Tinder and Bumble.
Sources: Wired
