By the time a neighbor called for help and firefighters used bolt cutters to free them, one of the horses was badly hurt, Bagan said.
Leaders translate health information into Low German, the native language of most of the community. Penner and others are assisting vaccination teams, making sure families know how to access health services.“We had to find this way, together with doctors, to not pressure people or inspire distrust, so they can take their time and make their own decision to accept (being vaccinated),” Penner said.
Medics report more people visiting clinics, seeking vaccines for measles and other diseases. Still, Penner said, there a swath of people will always reject vaccinations.Health officials like Hernández say they’re concerned in particular for vulnerable populations including Indigenous groups, many of whom have fewer resources to cope.Vega, the single mother who got measles, said her job at the cheese factory was once a blessing, providing health insurance and steady pay.
Raramuri Indigenous woman Gloria Vega, right, watches a neighbor wash clothes outside her home in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Silva Rey)Raramuri Indigenous woman Gloria Vega, right, watches a neighbor wash clothes outside her home in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Silva Rey)
But the forced leave and docked pay left her reeling. She said she’s living paycheck to paycheck and wonders how she’ll pay the bills — her daughter’s school supplies, lunches, tennis shoes.
“I have a daughter to keep afloat,” she said. “It’s not like I have the option to wait and pay for things, for food.”“People may call just to simply process their experience,” said project founder Josh White, who microdoses the plant iboga and LSD to “continue to deepen the insight about my life” that he gained in a full-blown psychedelic experience.
Matt Metzger, a Marine Corps combat veteran, harvests and places Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms into a dehydrator to prepare for microdosing Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Matt Metzger, a Marine Corps combat veteran, harvests and places Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms into a dehydrator to prepare for microdosing Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Balazs Szigeti of University of California San Francisco, who has studied microdosing, said it may be a way to harness the placebo effect for personal benefit.“It’s like a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Szigeti said. “People who are interested in microdosing should give microdosing a try, but only if they’re enthusiastic about it, if they have a positive expectation about the benefits of microdosing.”