NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York State is discontinuing the 'Excelsior Pass' COVID vaccine phone app. The program allowed users to easily show proof of their vaccine status and test results.

The Excelsior Pass app, a digital relic of the pandemic, has rarely been used during the past two years, but it costs the state at least $200,000 a month to maintain, according to the Times Union ...

After pouring a shocking $64 million into the project, New York is quietly shutting down its Excelsior Pass app due to lack of use. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Millions of New Yorkers ...

On July 28, the COVID vaccination app, commonly called Excelsior Pass, will no longer be available on digital devices. That's because the NYS Wallet app that hosted the pass will be shut down that ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – The app New York State launched to track people’s COVID-19 vaccination status will shut down later this month. New York State launched the Excelsior Pass app back in March of 2021.

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New York officials introduced the Excelsior Pass app earlier this year as the country’s first government-issued vaccine passport, designed to help jump-start the state’s economy. But newly ...

New York City residents will soon need vaccination proof before partaking in many indoor activities, reminding some of the frustrations they've had with the Excelsior Pass Wallet vaccine app.

New York’s digital vaccine app, the Excelsior Pass, will likely cost far more than originally expected, with projected costs nearing $27 million, according to newly obtained documents shared ...

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 ...

The Excelsior Pass platform currently offers proof of COVID-19 vaccination and/or negative test results, and is able to validate passes from the U.S. States that issue SMART Health Cards.

New York, the first state to launch an app-based vaccine passport system, paid IBM millions of dollars to help build the Excelsior Pass platform. The system was designed to make reopening safer by ...