The next mayor of the city probably traveled by phone for more than five minutes struggling to find evidence that he had been vaccinated against coronavirus, before he could enter his own press conference.
“You don’t mind taking a picture, do you?” Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams on Wednesday called on a security guard who was outside of New York School of Technology, where the Brooklyn district president was scheduled to speak on cybersecurity.
“I’m finding my photo of my vaccination card,” Adams told CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, who approached him a couple of minutes after the awkward test.
Finally, Adams called his office when he could not find the record.
“Did I send you a photo of my vax card? I don’t know why it’s not on my phone, “Adams told staff.
Within 5 minutes and 30 seconds of arriving at Brooklyn University Center, he entered the event when he finally got the proof that he had been shot.
If Adams had signed up for one of the two New York apps that serve as digital vaccine passports, he could have avoided the wait. The state offers the free COVID-19 Excelsior Vaccination Pass, while the city has its own version, the New York COVID Safe app.
A press release from the Adams Township District Office, sent Tuesday night, warned reporters that they had to show vaccination tests or a recent COVID-19 test to attend.
Republican Party mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, who will face Adams in the November general election, which favors Democrats a lot, admitted to The Post that he has not signed up for any of the applications either.
“I do not put it on the phone. I am old school. I’m a Luddite, “said Sliwa.
Instead, carry the paper vaccination card in your wallet.