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Controversial Denver Dating Event for Anti-Vaxxers Collapses Before Launch

A planned "Unjected" singles meetup—a dating event for people opposed to vaccination—has been scrapped after facing fierce backlash before it even began.

Venue Pulls the Plug

The event organizer had secured a local beer garden as the venue, but the owner abruptly canceled the booking upon learning the nature of the gathering. Public outrage followed, forcing the organizer to abandon the plan entirely.

The App Behind the Event

Unjected, a dating app launched in 2021, once billed itself as a space for those seeking "mRNA-free partners." However, its claims were scientifically flawed—mRNA is naturally present in all living cells. The app later removed this misleading tagline, but its social media presence continues to promote questionable assertions, including debunked claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause widespread harm.

Measles Surge in Colorado

The cancellation comes as Colorado faces a measles outbreak, with 17 cases reported this year—the highest since vaccination became widespread. One infected child, too young to be vaccinated, was hospitalized after exposure to unvaccinated individuals.

Measles is highly contagious, lingering in the air for hours after an infected person leaves, putting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people at risk.

A Preventable Crisis

Before the 1963 measles vaccine, nearly every child contracted the disease, leading to thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths annually. By 2000, widespread vaccination had nearly eradicated measles in the U.S. Now, however, anti-vaccine movements have fueled a resurgence of preventable illnesses, with Colorado’s outbreak serving as a stark reminder of the dangers of ignoring science-based health guidance.