New York to Launch Blockchain Vaccine Passport

A gateway to reentry

Beginning Friday, New Yorkers will be able to pull up a QR code on their phones (or printout if you’re into that sort of thing) to show proof of vaccination against the COVID-19 virus or that they’ve been recently tested negative.

It is the first-in-the-nation.

Being dubbed the “Excelsior Pass”, it will be used at large-scale events like at Madison Square Garden.

Next week it will be accepted at a many event and entertainment venues across the state. Of interesting importance, it already allows people to increase the size of a wedding party or other catered event.

The vaccine passport program runs on an IBM blockchain and cross-references patient data with state health records.

IBM can’t access personally identifiable data, nor can other businesses, which will just need to scan a QR code for vaccination verification.

Payoff: In order to reenter a world where there is partial vaccination, some sort of program like this will be necessary. I’ve said this to many, that if flashing proof of vacc…