Health Officials Are Urging Tennesseans To Get Swine Flu Vaccinations And Say It’s Not Surprising The State Has Recorded 28 Deaths From The Virus. Tennessee Department Of Health Spokeswoman Shelley Walker Said That The 28 Swine Flu Deaths Include Eight Children. Walker Said Swine Flu Is “As Severe As Seasonal Flu” That Annually Claims About 700 Lives In Tennessee And 36,000 Nationwide.