COVID booster shots allowed for all adults in California, Colorado and New Mexico

Three states — California, Colorado and New Mexico — are allowing COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, even though federal health officials recommend limiting shots to patients considered most at risk. The three states have some of the nation's highest rates of new COVID infections.

"This is really a critical moment in the pandemic," Colorado Governor Jared Polis said. "It has never been more dangerous for the unvaccinated than it is right now."

Polis signed an executive order Thursday declaring Colorado a high-risk COVID state and making every Coloradan who is 18 or older eligible for a booster shot.