Fully vaccinated Virginians can soon largely ditch masks indoors and last updated 2021-05-13 22:26:39-04 NORFOLK, Va. â Masks will no longer be needed for fully vaccinated Virginians indoors with some exceptions and even in crowds outdoors. The move is liberating for Michelle Huffman of Norfolk. âEcstatic; I was so excited,â she said. âI was like, 'Is that today? Is Virginia free to take their mask off?'" Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) is in the process of updating the stateâs policy in the hours after the CDC announced the new guidelines Thursday afternoon. Alena Yarmosky, the Senior Communications Advisor for Northam sent a statement that read in part: