Dr Kate Binley

The superior growth advantage of XBB.1.5 has been well-documented by many colleagues @JPWeiland @LongDesertTrain @EricTopol. Here I'll add some experimental data: 1) XBB.1.5 is equally immune evasive as XBB.1, but 2) XBB.1.5 has a much higher hACE2 binding affinity. 1/

Latest update on some new convergent variants. Summary: 1. XBB, XBB.1, CH.1.1, BA.4.6.3, and BQ.1.1.10 (BQ.1.1+Y144del) are currently the most immune-evasive strains to monitor. 2. BQ.1*+NTD mutations, such as Y144del, makes them much more immune evasive. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It needs to be emphasized that what we're seeing with SARS-CoV-2 variant evolution now is something new. 🧵

@EE Hi Peter. Signal seems to be back now after a restart of my phone!

@binleyme Good morning Kate, apologies for the delay in getting back to you on this one, and I hope you've been keeping well too. I'm sorry to hear you've been having some connection trouble around Belfast recently. Had you noticed your signal disappear completely? - Peter

@EE No signal all day in the Belfast area

If the pandemic happened in the 90’s

Today I turn 24 years old! Which means 8 YEARS AGO I was on Educating Yorkshire. Thank you from the bottom of my heart in allowing me to live life as a motivational speaker and YouTuber. God bless you all for the love!

NI Has managed to be the first region in the UK to launch a contact tracing app! BBC News - Covid-19: Tracing app is released for NI bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

CAN'T SHARE THIS ENOUGH --> What to do if a stranger is being harassed. I did this and it works. To have read this cartoon a while back and to have had this tool in that terrible moment was so empowering. Take a look. You will need this sooner or later.

Excited for this next year! toughrunneruk.fullonsport.com/event/northern…

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I’m posting this again because I find it deeply troubling; a buried paragraph in Con manifesto basically saying if they win they have a blank cheque to change EVERYTHING. Mustn’t happen. Why is no one challenging them on what this paragraph means?

Great fun completing the 2019 ⁦@TheRunInTheDark⁩ tonight. Thankfully the rain stayed away! #achievemore strava.app.link/HThRDMHSA1

"I'm no longer the Speaker. I don't have to remain impartial now... Brexit is the biggest foreign policy mistake in the post-war period" Former Commons Speaker John Bercow speaks his mind on Brexit bbc.in/2PU0Hwm

Have you got an innovative business idea? Why not enter the Belfast Business Idea Award, powered by @belfastcc and supported by @innovatebelfast, @DanskeBank_UK and @UlsterUni! Click the link below to apply!!! belfastcity.gov.uk/business/busin…

@michaeljardine You’ll smash it! 💪🏻

Aw here lads, pure stressing over an interview for my first big boy, post-uni job tomorrow morning! Please get your grannies to light every candle they have! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

3000 of you entered our competition to re-design the govt's lamentable £100m 'Get Ready' ad campaign. Congrats to winners @tortoiseneck @AsforAlex @Maarten35754754 @Charles13739208 & @stringerthetwit. Your designs are going up on billboards this weekend theguardian.com/politics/2019/…

Next level prank caller twitter.com/Jpiinks/status…