Is There Scientific Evidence To Back Up Claims That UV-C Light Is Germicidal?

Here are some of the many online sources that support the fact that UV-C light effectively kills bacteria, viruses & other pathogens:

1) [WebMD.com] "Can UV Light Be Used to Kill Airborne Flu Virus?"

2) [Wikipedia] "Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation"

3) [GenEngNews.com] "UV Light That Is Safe for Humans but Bad for Bacteria and Viruses"

4) [Nature.com] "Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases"

5) [US National Library of Medicine] "The History of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for Air Disinfection"

6) [ScienceDirect.com] "Effectiveness of an ultraviolet-C disinfection system for reduction of healthcare-associated pathogens"

7) [BioMedCentral.com] "The efficacy of vacuum-ultraviolet light disinfection of some common environmental pathogens"

8) [Applied and Environmental Microbiology] "UVC LED Irradiation Effectively Inactivates Aerosolized Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi in a Chamber-Type Air Disinfection System"

9) [ScienceMag.org] "Could ultraviolet lamps slow the spread of flu?"

10) [Columbia University Irving Medical Center] "Can UV Light Fight the Spread of Influenza?"

11) [BBC] "Can you kill coronavirus with UV light?"

12) [CNBC] "Lighting firm Signify says UV light breaks down coronavirus particles in seconds"