Culling the Herd with Swine Flu

Swine flu could slam homeless

Swine flu could be very deadly if it spreads through Ottawa's homeless shelters, which are crammed with vulnerable people in poor health, say those who serve the homeless population.

"We know we would have very high death rates," said Wendy Muckle, executive director of Ottawa Inner City Health. "We also know that with the numbers of people that we have who could be infected, we would decimate the health care system."