Want to attend Warren Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’? Get vaccinated

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February 26, 2022

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) – Warren Buffett is this year bringing back the annual extravaganza for shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that he calls “Woodstock for Capitalists.”

But the 91-year-old billionaire has a cautionary message: If you want to attend, get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Proof of vaccination will be required to attend Berkshire’s annual meeting in a downtown Omaha, Nebraska arena on April 30, and to shop from Berkshire-owned businesses in an adjacent exhibit hall.

The meeting is the centerpiece of three days of events across Omaha including shopping discounts, an outdoor picnic, and a 5-kilometer run that typically attract some 40,000 people from around the world, including large numbers from China.

Many go to reconnect with friends and share investment ideas. “It’s a tuition-free course in Investments 101,” said Tom Russo, a…

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