The restrictions are gone. Companies do not ask for proof that you are vaccinated and you do not have to show anything with your vaccination status to enter outdoor stadiums like Frontier Field for Red Wings games. The outlier of these changes are large-scale indoor venues like Madison Square Garden that want to operate at 100% capacity.
Again this week, viewers sent News10NBC’s Good Questions to Brennan Somers about the app: My Excelsior Pass says my vaccine expires in November. Does this mean that I am no longer vaccinated? Do I need a reminder at this time?
Another GQ: My pass says it expires on 09/24/2021. My 13 year old grandson just received his pass and it expires 6/25/2022. I was wondering why there is a difference.
If you have a pass with the date printed on it, remember that this has nothing to do with how long we will be protected from vaccines.
NYS officials say “The validity period of Excelsior vaccination passes may continue to be updated to reflect the latest knowledge from federal and state health experts and as additional scientific data and trials are released.”
The “expiration” date has already changed. It used to be 180 days after your last shot. Then, back on May 22, the state has increased this schedule to a full year since your last dose.
If you’re like Somers and got a pass before the changeover, you need a new one.
You can remove the old version and go back to the step by step process for updating. Somers did that and his is right now. It’s good for 365 days. However, other than just for your own record keeping, the pass app really doesn’t do much for you now because no one is asking for it.
What’s it costing taxpayers to think it’s just wasted money?
We were told to start this deal costing $ 2.5 million with a contract between NY and IBM. Then, the New York Times publish a report last month, claiming the contract could actually cost nearly $ 17 million. The Times report said talks were underway over using the technology to store driver’s license information, additional health information and other uses.
A spokesperson for the state budget office told the newspaper that the figure of $ 2.5 million was exactly what had already been spent and “Like many state contracts, this contract includes options. that the state may or may not undertake, including additional fiscal capacity that may not be required. “
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