ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida threatened to fine the Special Olympics $27.5 million for requiring 5,500 participants at this weekend’s USA Games in Orlando to be vaccinated against COVID, prompting the organization to drop the mandate. “There needs to be a choice in this regard,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said at an event in Orlando surrounded by a cheering crowd. “Let them compete. We want everyone to be able to compete.” The news of the dispute was first reported by Jay O’Brien of ABC News. In a letter sent to the Special Olympics International on Thursday, the state Department of Health said the organiza…