Highland County lagging behind on vaccinations By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com Highland County is lagging behind the rest of the state in the number of residents receiving a COVID-19, according to Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner. Highland County is behind other parts of the state both in the number of those who have started the vaccination process and those who have completed it, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard, which was last updated Monday. The state average for “vaccine started” is 31.84 percent, while the Highland County average is 21.37 percent. In terms of completed vaccines, the state average is 18.72 percent, whereas the Highland County average is 14.61 percent.