WTEN

Excelsior Pass App to be discontinued

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—- The Excelsior Pass App introduced during the pandemic will soon be discontinued. The app keeps a digital record of your COVID vaccination and was used at venues such as the ...
Yahoo

When will Excelsior Pass end? Here is NY plan to shut down COVID vaccination app

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York is pulling the plug on the app used to prove COVID-19 vaccination and test results, as health officials are poised to ...
New York Post

NY’s $64M COVID app disgracefully padded consultant pockets with tax dollars

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 recently ...
Times Union

Excelsior Pass to be shut down after use plummets, costs soar

Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, is joined by Health Commissioner Dr. Marry T. Bassett for a March 2022 COVID briefing at the David Axelrod Institute in Albany. Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a COVID-19 briefing ...
Staten Island Advance

N.Y. Excelsior Pass Blueprint will help other U.S. states devise an app to prove COVID-19 vaccination

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that New York State’s Excelsior Pass Blueprint will help devise a national framework to provide people across the country with a ...
Newsday

Excelsior Pass Plus app to prove vaccinate status hits snags with some users

ALBANY — The popular state app for cellphones used for proving vaccination status for more than 8 million New Yorkers is presenting problems for a small number of people trying to update their status ...
syracuse.com

NY shutting down Excelsior Pass; Covid app cost state more than $64M

NEW YORK (AP) — A $64 million mobile app used by New Yorkers during the pandemic to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be shut down in the coming weeks, according to state ...
CBS 6

Good riddance: NYS to decommission COVID-era 'Excelsior Pass' app

Neal Daley has been arrested after NYSP said he drove past a stopped school bus on Route 9W forcing an 11-year-old to run out of the way to avoid being hit. "ZERO tolerance for illegal bikes" Albany ...
WTEN

Excelsior Pass Plus being used as proof of vaccination under new mandate

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — When it comes to the new state mandate, businesses had two choices: require masks or require proof of vaccination. The LionHeart Pub and Brewery is accepting the Excelsior Pass ...
Yahoo

Here's how to update your NY Excelsior passes to show vaccine status or add a booster

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new indoor mask mandate went into effect in New York Dec. 13. Masks will be required in all indoor public places in New York ...
Times Union

Excelsior Pass costs ballooned to $64 million and keep rising

Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing in October 2021. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pitched the Excelsior Pass app in March 2021 as a key to reopening New York's economy amid the pandemic. Nine months ...
Democrat and Chronicle

When will Excelsior Pass end? Here is NY plan to shut down COVID vaccination app

New York is pulling the plug on the app used to prove COVID-19 vaccination and test results, as health officials are poised to shift focus to rolling out booster shots this fall. On July 28, the COVID ...