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.

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 ...

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The Excelsior Pass app has rarely been used in the past two years, as COVID-19 emergency declarations come to an end. As of today, the app is still available in the app store.

Excelsior Pass is another vestige of New York’s COVID-19 era to come to an end The app, once used to prove vaccination status and negative COVID-19 test results upon entry to businesses, is being ...

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 ...

Each Pass will have a secure QR code, which participating businesses and venues can scan using a companion app to verify proof of COVID-19 negative test results or proof of vaccination.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.