ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A family from Rockingham County has been traveling to and from Triad hospitals for more than a week while their immunocompromised son is getting intensive care after a flu diagnosis and complications.
Konnor Dickens, 12, has been diagnosed with Flu type A, adenovirus, multifocal pneumonia and respiratory failure. His parents, Brook and Ronnie Dickens, say it’s the worst state they’ve ever seen their son.
“It’s really hard. He’s the sickest he’s ever been,” Brook said.
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Konnor has Down syndrome, so he is more susceptible to getting sick than the general population, but doctors say the flu is hitting hard this year. The predominant strain is the Flu type A H2N2 subvariant K strain, and doctors say it’s not as well-matched in the flu vaccine this year…