Eric Adams struggled to find proof of vaccination for his own event

The city’s next mayor likely scrolled his phone for more than five minutes, struggling to find proof he was vaccinated against the coronavirus – before he could participate in his own press conference.

“You don’t mind taking a picture of it, do you?” Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams on Wednesday asked a security guard outside the NYC College of Technology, where the Brooklyn Borough President is scheduled to speak about cybersecurity.

“I am trying to find my photo of my vaccination card,” Adams told CUNY chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, who approached him minutes after the start of this delicate ordeal.

Eventually, Adams called his office when he couldn’t find the file.

“Did I send you a picture of my vax card?” I don’t know why it’s not on my phone, ”Adams told the staff member.

Five minutes and 30 seconds after arriving at college in downtown Brooklyn, he was able to participate in the event when he finally got proof that he had received his injections.

Had Adams signed up for one of the two New York City apps that serve as digital vaccine passports, he could have skipped the wait. The state offers the free Excelsior COVID-19 Vaccination pass while the city has its own version, the NYC COVID Safe app.

A press release from Adams’s Borough Hall office sent out Tuesday evening informed reporters they had to show proof of vaccination or a recent COVID-19 test to attend.

GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, who will face Adams in the November general election in favor of the Democrats, admitted to The Post that he was also not signed up for any of the apps.

“I don’t put it on my phone. I am from the old school. I am a Luddite, ”Sliwa said.

Instead, he carries the paper vaccination card in his wallet.