The Week contest: Love vax
This week's question: The dating site OkCupid has reported a 137 percent increase in the use of the word "vaccine" among those seeking a companion. If a tech firm were to launch a dating app exclusively for singles who looking for love among those immunized against COVID-19, what could it call the service?
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THE WINNER: "eMunity"
Melinda Berry, Bend, Oregon
SECOND PLACE: "AntiBuddies"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
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THIRD PLACE: "Moderna Love"
Adam Shapiro, River Vale, New Jersey
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Baby Got Vax"
John Parry, Eldersburg, Maryland
"SyrHinge"
Matt Mistele, Palo Alto, California
"Second Shot at Love"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida
"Your Best Shot"
Joe Da Rold, Plainfield, New Jersey
"Love Vactually"
Kathy Musser, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
"VacciDate"
Morgan Goulet, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
"OK Covid"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
"eHarmless Me"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
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