On 22 March, in an interview for Federalna televizija, Džaferović stated:  This statement was met with heavy backlash by opposition parties in the country, with Our Party commenting on Džaferović's statement: "With disinformation, Džaferović is trying to take away responsibility from himself and his party." Nermin Nikšić, president of the Social Democratic Party, replied to Džaferović: "I must say that so far, Šefik Džaferović has not been highly ranked on the list of those who lead in the statements that make us all crazy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has so far acted as a rarely rational politician from the ruling coalition. With his statement that our country does not lack behind the region in vaccination, Džaferović showed that he does not differ from his party "boss" Izetbegović [Bakir Izetbegović] or Prime Minister Novalić [Fadil Novalić], who have so far subscribed to statements of this type when it comes to the SDA." Nikšić ended with saying that "according to official statistics, we are at the bottom of the list in terms of the COVID-19 vaccination rate, behind Rwanda, Cambodia and Zimbabwe." Džaferović's statement also encountered a series of witty and original reactions on social media platforms, making fun of him for his illogical words.