Beyond the tip of the iceberg: direct and indirect effects of COVID-19

As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 2 million confirmed deaths worldwide,1 it is increasingly apparent that, as tragic and grim as this statistic is, it might be just the tip of the iceberg with respect to the collateral damage inflicted on the social, economic, psychological, and physical wellbeing of people around the world. Furthermore, many of these consequences will not only reverberate for months and years to come, but will also have unequal and profound effects on different societies and specific subgroups within societies.