World News Headlines August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Yelp adds COVID vaccine requirements on business listings 0 0000 0 0 more Yelp adds COVID vaccine requirements on business listings August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found August 5, 2021 Under One Ceiling Yelp adds COVID vaccine requirements on business listings To enter my local yoga studio, I need to present proof of vaccination. I use my California COVID-19 vaccine digital record, but as a sandwich board outside the studio explains, any proof will work, like the CDC paper card, or even a photo of the card. Starting Thursday, the sandwich board will be slightly less necessary, because the studio can post this and other vaccine-related information to a prominent section of its Yelp listing, and in its info section. The review app will start including vaccine requirement labels alongside other vital information on business pages. A claimed business can mark fields for “Proof of vaccination required” and “All staff fully vaccinated.” Only the Yelp account of the business itself can add the labels to its official listing. So even if I know my yoga studio requires vaccination proof, I can’t edit it myself — Wikipedia this is not. The new feature also allows users to search for businesses that have marked that their employees are vaccinated or require proof of inoculation. Those options will come up under “Filters” on the app or website, as seen below. Find a vaccinated business. Credit: Yelp In an effort to quell backlash against businesses going all-in on vaccination proof, Yelp is announcing an additional change: It is now monitoring for vaccine-related comments in reviews and performing content moderation. Reviews based only on a business’ health and safety practices and its stance on vaccinations will be flagged and those pages will be marked with an “Unusual Activity” alert. Already, over 100 of these alerts have gone up on Yelp pages and nearly 4,500 reviews have been pulled for violating Yelp policy. SEE ALSO: How NYC confused everyone over its not-an-app vaccination ‘pass’ Another big online business directory, Google Maps, has a “health & safety” section on business listings too, but no mention of vaccination policies as of yet. It lays out all measures the restaurant, shop, grocery store, or bar is taking. For example a local produce shop near me lists on its Google Maps page: “mask required,” “staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits,” and “safety dividers at checkout.” Google doesn’t have plans yet to add vaccination information on Maps business profiles, but it’ll continue offering information about masks, outdoor dining, and other COVID safety measures. Related Related posts: Get two WiFi boosters for 30% off and enjoy elite WiFi at home Jared Leto explains what’s the deal with ‘Morbius’ Zara, Paypal and Samsung suspend business in Russia over Ukraine invasion Ukraine’s only woman rabbi among the many Jews fleeing war tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Watch skateboarder Keegan Palmer’s near-perfect Olympic gold medal run next Lyft discounts its monthly Pink ride-share subscription with annual pass
