The Orange County Health Care Agency (OHCA) is looking to develop a secure way for residents to verify their COVID-19 vaccination status, its director said April 13. The program will provide the fully inoculated with a scannable QR code within the county’s Othena application, which is normally reserved for appointment scheduling. According to the board’s agenda, it is known as a “composite app” and will cost $3.8 million. The idea of a vaccine passport in Orange County was highly controversial, with more than 200 public speakers showing up to an April 13 board of supervisors meeting to voice their concerns about businesses having a way to easily deny non-vaccinated residents service. “You can say you’re not mandating, and you can keep repeating the word voluntary, but the fact is this system will enable exclusionary use by others, like the airlines, like large venues, grocery stores, Staples Center for you Lakers fans,” one public commenter …