The Excelsior Pass was officially launched and is now live throughout New York State. The state’s government developed the platform in partnership with IBM to help accelerate the reopening of businesses during COVID-19 safely and efficiently.
Like health digital passports developed for international travel, the Excelsior Pass enables reopening businesses to confirm the validity of negative PCR tests, antigen results, or proof of vaccination. Businesses managing sporting events and any other larger social gatherings such as weddings need customers and guests to present proof that they are not a potential health threat. Confirming the accuracy of each individual’s credentials is time consuming and easily subject to fraud or human error.
Excelsior Pass is addressing this issue by expediting the process of checking the credibility of health credentials. When a user has a test or vaccination, the results from numerous participating laboratories are reported to the State’s Lab reporting system ECLRS. This enables the generation of a QR code that can be scanned from the Excelsior Pass Wallet app or printed out and presented to businesses in paper form.
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