California, Colorado, New Mexico Say All Adults Can Get Booster Doses as Hospitalizations Rise

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, discusses the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Rancho Cordova, Calif., in a file photograph. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

A trio of western states are expanding access to COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as they grapple with rising hospitalizations despite strict rules and high vaccination rates.

Officials in California, Colorado, and New Mexico said this week that any adult who received a Moderna or Pfizer series at least six months ago or a Johnson & Johnson jab at least two months ago can get a booster.