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The COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the nation are lifting spirits over the holidays. But there's also budding concern about new strains of the virus that have been discovered in Great Britain, South Africa and possibly in Nigeria. Scientists say they are hopeful, but unsure, that the vaccines will repel the mutants. The variant found in Great Britain may be more contagious than the original virus. And it's unclear if the pathogens will take hold in the U.S., where nearly 19 million people have already been infected. There's lots of uncertainty because things are happening quickly. Resear......

A report from WKBW out of Buffalo, New York, says doctors are expecting a baby boom in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Doctors in the area told the local station they are seeing more pregnant patients and expect hospitals will be busy in the coming months. "Starting the first of the year, all the way through June, I think we're going to have a really big increase in deliveries," Dr. Maria Corigliano of Audubon Women's Medical Associates in Buffalo told the station. "Because what do you have to do but eat and procreate!" Corigliano said her practice delivers about 50 babies each month, bu......