When Did the Mask Become a Talisman?

When do you think the mask became a talisman? When did it begin to signify something that had nothing at all to do with public health? Well, we now have all the FOIA emails. One of the reasons was I'm sure he'd gotten earful from a lot of governors and county officials who were like, give us some tools,. This became kind of a political tool, right? If cases were going up in your area, it's easy to blame masks.