ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SHIELD SYSTEM

An ultraviolet (UV) light shield system (100) includes multiple UV lamps (124) mounted within an internal cabin (122) of a vehicle. The UV lamps (124) are positioned to emit UV light in fields of illumination (128) that extend along sides (118, 120) of passenger seats (110) disposed within the internal cabin (122). Two adjacent fields of illumination (128) are spaced apart to define a protection zone (130) for a passenger (140) sitting on one of the passenger seats (110).