


"This is one of the significant measures Yelp takes to maintain the integrity and quality of the content on our platform." "To help protect businesses that may experience backlash for their vaccination policies, we are proactively monitoring Yelp pages of businesses that activate these attributes," the release said. Yelp introduced a COVID-19 section in June 2020 to allow businesses to identify what kind of safety protocols they have in place, including if the staff wears masks, if masks are required for customers and if the building has a limited capacity.Ĭoinciding with the two new COVID-19 attributes, Yelp is prepared to monitor and safeguard businesses' profiles from certain reviewers.
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"To help consumers understand how a business is currently operating as pandemic guidelines continue to evolve, today, Yelp is announcing two new, free attributes-'Proof of vaccination required' and 'All staff fully vaccinated,'" the company said in a release posted to its blog.īusinesses have the opportunity to add the two attributes to their profile page through the site's settings. Yelp said the feature is free to use, and customers can filter through businesses that have signified the COVID-19 vaccine as a requirement.Ī second filter was also added to allow users to search only for businesses whose staff is fully vaccinated. The popular site for rating and reviewing businesses launched the feature on Thursday. Restaurants and other businesses can now let customers know if they require patrons to be vaccinated through a new feature on Yelp.
