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The New York State Health Department launched the Excelsior Pass six months ago. The pass is a digital vaccine card, and is an acceptable use of vaccination proof at most major venues.
ALBANY — The rollout of the Excelsior Pass, a digital app designed to enable someone to confirm they have been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19, has been plagued with glitches and left ...
In about 3% of cases, holders of expired Excelsior Passes are unable to apply successfully for the new Excelsior Pass Plus, Jason Gough, a spokesman for Gov. Kathy Hochul, told Newsday.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — 2 On Your Side is trying to find out more about why some people are having problems registering and being added to the state's database for the Excelsior Pass, or digital vaccine ...
We keep getting good questions about the Excelsior Pass. Here's the thing - the pass is a nice option to have to go somewhere and to keep track of your COVID shots.
ALBANY - New York continues to encourage residents to use the Excelsior Pass app to verify COVID-19 vaccination status when attending events. And the push has had some success: It's had more than ...
While some Long Islanders easily have obtained a COVID-19 Excelsior Pass with a few clicks online, others said they can't get one even though they've completed the vaccine process several weeks or ...
Dr. Kent Sepkowitz writes that while New York’s new digital vaccine pass sounds like a good idea, it will likely cause more problems than it solves. Some of this is due to bad science, some to ...
In late March, New York announced the launch of the Excelsior Pass. Colloquially, it’s what is called a COVID-19 passport. Joe Biden is not planning any sort of national-level COVID-19 passport ...
Coronavirus Excelsior Pass not working: how to report problems in New York New York was the first state to introduce a vaccine passport, the Excelsior Pass. After a few short weeks of use, some ...