"Ron's Apothecary Shoppe"

“The end result of retiring sounds great,” pharmacist Scott Watts said. “But closing the store is very, very difficult.”

Juneau Emergency Medical Associates put up the prize money to try to nudge people who are on the fence into getting vaccinated.

City officials announced Wednesday that seniors aged 65 and older and healthcare workers will be able to sign up for appointments beginning Monday, Feb. 1 at noon. Starting at that same time, anyone who can’t sign up online at juneau.org/vaccine, can call 586-6000 to make an appointment.

Those doses of the vaccine will likely not be split equally between each of the local providers.