MaskCount^™ in the news

• FOCUS: How effective are masks?
  October 30, 2020: WHAS11 – “Mask mandates in both [Indiana and Kentucky] remain in place, but how effective are masks at limiting the spread? WHAS11 took that question to the Regenstrief President and CEO Peter Embi…”
• New app allows citizen scientists to contribute to effort to contain COVID-19
  September 28, 2020: Regenstrief Institute Press Release: “Mask usage has been difficult to measure; new app available in 15 languages…”
• Scientists ask public to submit mask data via new app
  September 28, 2020: WTHR TV – “The Regenstrief Institute launched its web-based app called Mask Count to let users document the number of people they see wearing or not wearing masks.”
• Regenstrief Releases App to Track Mask Usage
  September 28, 2020: Inside Indiana Business – “Indianapolis-based Regenstrief Institute is inviting Indiana residents to become “citizen-scientists” by helping to track the number of Hoosiers who are wearing, or not wearing, masks…”
• New App Lets Users Track Mask Usage
  September 29, 2020: Indiana Public Media (WFYI, WTIU, WFIU)
• This app wants you to report where people are and are not wearing a mask. Here’s why.
  September 30, 2020: Indy Star – “…Regenstrief Institute researchers have developed an app to track mask behavior, and they are asking everyone and anyone to help gather data. It’s as simple as swipe right when you see people wearing a mask and left when you spy those who are not…”
• How IT can use COVID-19 mobile crowdsourcing data to safeguard workers
  September 30, 2020: Computerworld – “Mobile apps galore have used crowdsourcing techniques this year to fight COVID-19. Now, a new app wants to build on those efforts by identifying communities (often down to the Zip Code) that are being aggressive or lenient in mask-wearing…”
• Swipe Right for Masks: App Counts Who’s Following Mask Advice
  October 5, 2020: WIBC News – “A new Indiana-developed app will track how many people are wearing masks and how many aren’t. The Regenstrief Institute launched app.maskcount.com last week, as a sort of public-health hybrid of Waze’s crowdsourced traffic info and the functionality of Tinder…”