Nation Omicron’s early traits: More infectious, less dangerous; US launches new global vaccine access program: Live updates December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Celina Tebor and Christine Fernando, USA TODAY Comments Off on Omicron’s early traits: More infectious, less dangerous; US launches new global vaccine access program: Live updates The U.S. will allocate more resources toward international vaccine access as the omicron variant is identified in more countries. Latest COVID news.