Hundreds of speakers during an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting May 25 called on the elected officials to terminate the county’s local health emergency and pass a resolution denouncing a vaccine verification system. The supervisors voted to let the local health emergency stand. About 200 people gathered outside the board’s Santa Ana, Calif. chambers during the May 25 meeting. Two weeks prior, a rally of more than 700 people gathered there to oppose a digital vaccine verification system, which the board voted to halt. “We’re here because we stand for freedom, something that you guys are infringing upon, including our civil liberties,” one public commenter said. The board’s move to continue the local health emergency will last for 30 day before reaching another renewal period. Supervisor Don Wagner said the board and administration’s hands are tied due to state health orders. “We don’t get to make that policy,” he said. “We don’t mask the kids and unmask …