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All adults in Colorado now eligible for booster shots, Gov. Jared Polis declares in executive order

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Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Thursday declaring all of Colorado to be at high risk from COVID-19, thereby making all adults eligible to receive vaccine booster shots.

This comes ahead of approval by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Pfizer and Moderna boosters for all fully vaccinated adults, following a six-month wait time. State public health officials have argued they’re in line with the agency’s guidance, which allows third shots for people living or working in high-risk settings.

The order is meant to help protect public health, reduce virus transmission, preserve hospital capacity and alleviate the stress on health care workers from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, the governor’s office said in a news release.

“The health and safety of Coloradans has been my top priority throughout this global pandemic,” Polis said in a statement. “…Every Coloradan is now eligible to get the booster so they can protect themselves and their families. I was relieved to get the booster two weeks ago, and strongly encourage you to get it too.”

According to Polis’s executive order, every Coloradan who is older than 18 and six months past their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months past their Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine is now eligible for a COVID-19 booster.

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