The Ontario government has designated Guelph and the surrounding area as a "risk area" due to measles circulating in the community and local public health officials are urging everyone to "get vaccinated as soon as possible."

As of Wednesday morning, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is reporting 63 cases of measles in the area the health unit covers. 

"While this designation from the province highlights the overall measles risk to our community, it does not change our core guidance," Dr. …