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WAYNE COUNTY - The State of Michigan on Friday informed Wayne County it will receive 8,375 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, an increase from the 4,350 doses Wayne County received this week. However, the supply remains insufficient to expedite vaccinations of health providers, educators, and other high-priority essential workers currently underway. News of the increase came one day after County Executive Warren C. Evans met with state officials demanding the county receive its fair share of the available doses.

"I am fighting to ensure Wayne County receives the number of doses...